spurdy justree".
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the Gur auf. I pointing out the obyjone
to the mising by Zein
missortant questions
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in interatomas law
thout nenous uses t soms.
: copy four tal odes 42.0.27.
for
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I don't think we need met it in it
will only provoke für 7. Lugant to Controversy
with us proction which can bad to no
good results. He will
ban д
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our vinos for the ewlosures: & if be is not disantly provoked by a direct rebuke, will probably be wise enough to take the lesson to hrast.
BA22.
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4 Br
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diate.
24-23
In any further communica
tion on this subject, please quote
No. 5867/10.
and address
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
London.
Sir:-
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Rec2 22 FEB 10
FOREIGN OFFICE
February 21st, 1910.
I am directed by Secretary Sir R. Grey to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your letters of the 11th and 18th
jor
instant (3638) (4706), respecting the refusal of the
!
Viceroy of Canton to surrender a native of the new
territory of Hongkong who is charged with murder in
that territory.
In reply I am to observe that the views of this
Department in the matter were very fully set out in
the Foreign Office letter of the 25th ultimo, and the
correspondence which has since been received from Hong-
kong and Pekin does not appear to disclose any grounds
for modifying them.
The national status of the murdered man, or of the
perpetrator of the crime when within the limits of the
new territory of Hongkong, has no bearing on the latter
when he is within the limits of the Chinese Empire,
he Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
where