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beliveen the Colonial Government of Hongtory and the neighbouring Provincial Government

of China.

might not moreover have been

considered courtions to the Chinese

Government if such a condition had

shed in a

beni pullished

local Ordinance,

while the order of the Secretary of State

that the

was

guarauter should be

a

condition

wow perfecely binding on the Governor of the Colony by whom only could the

rendition be made

Under these circumstances then

the Ordinance was submitted to the

Commeil, and

fassed...

In the meantime, however, I had

requested

d the

concurrence of the

of the Vice Roy

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J

t

of the Savo Kwang in the measure proposes

by Sir Nercules Robinson and sanctioned by

and had endeavoured to secure the

you, assistance of the British Consul in Cautor; with whom the Vice Roy is in frequent

commmunication.

The

Wet enclosed

wher

result will be seen in the

correspondened.

The Vice Roy points to the Treaty of Tientsin and shores that, to require conditions on surrender of Aiminals is to go beyond the Treaty, which he is

mos

prepared

to do.

I have communicated wich Inr

Wade, Her Majesty's Chargé O'affaries

no3. in

Testing (copy of communication enclend) in the hope that the Suprend Government