76.
(Doc. D
To the Magistrate of the District of
Major M.Caine, Chief Magistrate of
the Island of Hong Kong
communication.
te to makes this
On the 14th instant, an officer of the
Police of the District of Macao, appeared before
me, presenting, for
my
inspection, a Warrant, duly issued to them, wherein
they were directed to apprehend certain culprits residing in the Bay of Hong Kong,
within the precincts of Hong Kong....
Now it was
agreed, I find,
between
Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and the High Commissioner, fully empowered of His Imperial Majesty, whilst at Canton,
last year,
that
Hong Kong
should be surrendered
and to the British Crown. By the supplementary arrangements
now
pending, it has been
proposed, indeed, to introduce an article,
stipulating, that culprits of both nations, shall
be
mutually delivered over, for punishment by the officer of their own nation. But the search after, and apprehension of culprits, must rest in the hands of the officer holding charge of the place, in which they are. It will not be denied, that
persons well
grounded suspicion,
of crimes wherewith they may
be charged. It can never
be admitted,
that
the officer of the one
country, should range to search for, and seize offenders within the Territory of the other. It was scarcely proper therefore, for a Warrant to be drawn out
by
is your jurisdiction. At the same time, I admit that it arose, from the erroneous cause of these arrangements being of a
nature, and not yet specifically defined, so that they could not be fully known to you.
I therefore
sent
my
Police officers, in company yours, to the spot to apprehend the
parties
stipulating
76.
(Doc. D
To the Magistrate of the District of
Major M.Caine, Chief. Magistrate of
the Island of Hong Kong
communication.
te to makes this
On the 14th ductant, amory of the
Solice of the District of Tucson, appeared before
me, presenting, for
whic
thing
my
inspection, a Marrant, Lad issued to them, whereins
were directed to apprehend vertaine ulprits residing in the Bay of Stain-
within the precints of Hong Kong....
Now it was
agreed, I find,
DLA
between
Her Brittanie Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and the High Commissioner, fully unpowered of His Infinial Majesty, while at hauthing,
last years
that
bong trong
should be surrende
and to the British frown. By the supplemen=
: tary arrangements
Dow
-pending, it has been
proposed, indeed, to introduce an article,
ther from th: May, Hong Kong to inese Magistrate.
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stipulating, that culprits of both nations, chall
be
their
mutually delivered over, for punishment by the officer of Riis own hatione But the search after,
after, and apprehension of culprits, mush west in the hands of the officer holding cent of the place, in which they who will delivers over such fursons as
the gover.
are,
anders well.
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the
rounded suspicion,
crimes wherewith they mag
midence, of the
Steau be charged. It can never
the officer of the one
be adun
admitted,
that
country, should rand to search for, and size offenders within the Serritory of the other. It was scarcely proper therefore, for as Warrant to be drawn out
Lave
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bt
is your tragictiony. At the same hive, I that it arose, from the air = reunstause of these arrangements being of a
nature, and not yet specifically defined, so that they could not be fully knows to you ._
I therefore
sent
my
Blice tone.
company yours, to the spot to apperibend ther
parties
stipulating
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