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st the very time this seizure was
being arranged, gone
out of my way to assist. His Excellency's Goverment in
the matter of some furitive crimin la chose extradition
had boon refused by the Hongkong Government.
With regard to the part played by this funsulato-fton-
eral in the matter I can only express my sincere regret
that the identity of this stoumer was not discovered in
time. Go had, however, no indication that this case
differed in any way from the numerous other collision
casos with which this office is constantly called upon
to dosl, and as it happened, our attention was, at the time
the reply from "ongkong was received, concentraved on the
difficult and delicate negotiations which followed on
the "Fatshan" enquiry.
We had, moreover, but mall reason to take any
special interest in this case as a similar collision case
which had occurred a few wooks previously had, after
considerable correspondence with the Chinese Authorities
and an empiry at the Consulate, ended in the calling of
a Hayal Court of enquiry, at which the plaintiff failed
to