Paraphrase of Telegram from Sir J. Jordan,
Peking.
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Jan. 17, 1910.
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Treaty No. 1.
With reference to your telegram No. 1 Treaty, I
have not as yet approached the Wai-wu-pu, as I was
awaiting a despatch from Hong Kong, on receipt of which
in view of divergency between opinions expressed in
Foreign Office despatch No. 232 of 19 October 1905 and
despatch from Colonial Office to Hong Kong of 10 October
1899, I intended to ask for legal decision from you.
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It is I think, certain that the Government of China
will support the Viceroy, who was recently transferred
from Shantung, and no doubt knows that no protection or
jurisdiction, once they have left leased territory, is
claimed over Chinese either by the Germans at Kiaochow
or by us at Wei-hai-wei. In this connection see
Despatch to Foreign Office No. 151 of 1904.
Paraphrase of telegram from Secretary of State to Sir J.
Jordan, No. 2 Treaty, of January 21, 1910.
Action reported in your telegram No. 1 respecting
Fugitive murderer from Kowloon is approved. It appears
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fugitive by Viceroy of Canton was justified.
to me as at present advised that refusal to surrender
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method of dealing with case is that followed in Hung
murder case referred to in Sir". Satow's despatch No.
151