expresive of His Excellency's thanks for this proof of friendship. Any individual specially pointed out by the Chinese Government as a refugee and proving
and of
would
to be so on
examination course be handed over, but Members
our
of the Triad Society apprehended by our own police, as offenders under the Colonial Ordinance, of necessity be punished by our own
must
Law.
over the
The British Criminal jurisdiction the Chinese of this Colony, which is absolutely indispensable as a condition of its good government, is naturally unpalatable to the Rulers of China; and so dangerous and critical a topic does the Imperial Commissioner consider it in relation to himself, that he made it the subject of a private communication, Enclosure, No.3.
In my reply, I endeavoured to show that on this point I was the mere passive instrument of principles and
Circumstances
N°2
N°5
Nob
of
admit,
45
circumstances that admit of no change.
and took occasion at the same time to point out the palpable distinctions between Anglo Chinese subjects at Hong Kong, and mere commercial residents from England at the Consulates. That the former constitute the mass of the populace in the Colony, the chief subjects of communal Law; while the English traders to China are confined to particular posts, and even to a particular location at each port, and are not one in a thousand to the native population. That the severe restrictions in their
case were consistent
with, and justified an extraneous jurisdiction, while the liberty allowed in the other rendered it impossible. Above all that the Treaty itself sanctioned the existing arrangement.
I have
Jervis
applied J. H. Keenan's (blue copy)
Fredrick W. A. Bruce
expresive of His Crulleways thanks for this proof of friendship. Any inctividual specially poutedout by the Chinese Govemment as a refuges and proving
and of
would
to be so ou
examination course be handed over, but Members
our
of the Triad Socity apprehended by our on- police, as offenders under the Colonial betinana, t of necepity be punished by our own
must
Law.
over the
The British Crummal jiniscliction the Chinese of this Clony, which is absolutely indispensable as a condition of it good govemment, is naturally unpalatable to the Rules of Chania ; and so clangerous anot critical atopic cloes the Imperial Commissiours
consider it in relation to himself, that he marle it the subjet of a private communication, Quelosure, No3.
In my reply. I endeavoured to shew that on this point I was the mere passive instrument of principles and
Circumstances
N°2
N°5
Nob
of
admit,
45
circunustances that actment of no change.
and took occasion at the same time to point out the palpables ctistinctions between Augle Chinese subjoti at Hang hang, and more commercial residuit from bigland at the Consulates. That the former constitute the mass " the populace in the Colony, the Cheif subjects of comunal Law; while the English traders to China are confieil to particular posts, and even; to a particular location at each pirt, and are not one in a thousand to the native population. That the severe. restrictions in their
case were consitent
with, and justified an extranous juniwlistin, while the liberty allowed in the other rendered it impossible _ Above all that the Treaty itself sauctioned the existing conanggmont
I have Vr
Javrs
pliqued J. H. Kevin's (bue copy)
Fredrick W. A. Bronce
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