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in accordance with the law

In this case,

aloo,

the men

a.

Chung-a. Kias and Sich a

ain, the

former suppressed to be concerned in the

robbery and the latter the informant,

are under arrest

I have also a

despatch from

the

Prefect,

to a man nama

required

with reference J'aw a tsien, whose arrest was for a robbery committed at the Hotel d'Europe by your Despatch N. 372- of the 26th of May. The Prefect says that Jan-a tōiew has surrendered himself

uito custody and denies his complicity

in the matter.

ad these cases bear

the

upon

question of giving up, for punishment

!

at Hongtong, Chinuse subjects who have committed offences in the Colorry but are arrested in Chinese territory, referred to

in my despatch N. 53 of the 9th Instant,

and

th

replied to by yours of the 14th Instant, No 439, and I have to state that Q

have fully

Viceroy and

that

may

ch

año fairly laid it before the

led out the inconveniences

pointed

attend a strict rendering of

the 16th Article of the Treaty, which

provides for the arrest and punishment- of Chinese subjects by Chinese law. This Excellency, now wn, is of opinion that he cannot diverge from the conditions therein laid down, and that

all Chinese offenders

arrested within

Chinese jurisdiction must be bied:

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