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reply that

was promited out six refly.

Bah chow had been

gwen

of the village, and not

Co

the name

of the culguit, and

alion as to the Chris

the requisite information

Characters was

furnished. Nocting mord

was done apparently in the master by either the Consul or the Chinese Government mutit. 3 montre having possed the Kongtong Government again asked what steps had been taken. The

itris is

singular-

anover

The Consul

rerats

the Chinese Authorities question stre

jurisdiction), and

quote

lo

that

the 16th Article

of the Preussin Treaty which refers 18

criminal acto committed by

against

British

Chinese

subjects in China.

It will be readily

seen that

樱

Aride 16 has no

reference to the British

Colony of Hongtong. The Consul in

in place

of pointing this out and revinding

Chinese Autiorities that in no

the

Grealy,

Convention, or Agreement whatsoever had

Great Britain waived her right to punish

all

offences committed within her own territory, contents himself reich forwarding the wasive and aroncone answer of the Canton

Government

ment and e

and stating that he has

reconunended the man's

awer

Du

In reply the above misconception

was fully ses fort, and it was fucker shown that embezzlement or robbery (for

into this mistake had thre Chinese also

fachen)

debt,

was a

cirl

oriminal, and not like.

offence.