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authorities
there of to the Consul at loanton, the functions of the Hong Kong ceased and determined - I may
may add as to the nature of the death
however
(though this Government is not responsible
for it, whatever it
as
far
QA
(the one
Sykes)
may
I can learn
have been) that
an excecution
by bolonel
referred to by
me
was witnessed not by "Officer of Her Majesty's service" but by two, and the one contradicts and ridicules the account of the other, while neither understood chinese and neither
consequently is able to
give
reasonable
cause to believe that the criminal
whose execution they witnessed was the one with whom this Despatch is
concerned. However I shall not tinch
further upon this point-
as it does not
Concern
myself or any of the Houghing authorities, who have neither jurisdiction
Mor
infinence in Danton, and who did all that rested with them by officially
warning the British beement in Canton
of the delivery under
under Treaty of
Greaty of the ~
It is right
Criminal demanded. It is
however that I should add that.
bonsul Robertson (as
J
am
given
t
understand) is satisfied that lirtire
was not applied o
I enclose the following
papers showing each stage of the proceeding:
1.
The application or demand of the Vice Roy of the Twokiany to myself for
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