CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 310

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10.

commit murder

(Copy)

or

-kidnap Chinese!

No 741

offend against Chinese laws

o the Governor General's jurisdiction,

and

he

ar

within territory

7

or!

waters

under

request

Non

treaty

concerned in

the Ku

Kuang

are

has therefore to re

that all subjects of

powers

khow Wan murders, who

in the hands of the Hongkong

Government, may

up

to

him

convenie

nee

ad

be

delivered

doon

of the Hongkong

Government shall permit.

as the

The Governor General begs to assure the Commissioners of his

high

consideration

Dated, Helen fung

tḥ

8

(True Copy)

Is th

M

Year

month 18 day, 22nd September, 1861.

"Malexanday

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary to Allied Commissioners.

307

Colonial Secretary's Office,

=

Victoria, Hong Kong,

Gentlemen,

26th September, 1861.

I have laid before His

Excellency The Governor your Communi=

cation No 72 of 23rd instant, intimating that His Excellency the Vice Roy of the two Kwang • prepared to proceed against

was

all the subjects of Foreign Powers having

no Treaties with China who murder or

Kidnap Chinese within the Vice Roy's jurisdiction, and requesting delivery of the persons concerned in the Kwang chow

Wan case. -

The Allied Commissioners,

banton.

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