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Kung to Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires

at Peking.

on our

jurisdiction, and none such

would have been for

a moment allowed.

a

I am therefore unable to

the affair

2.

So

for from there being any

4.

account for the

yü

teen

truth in the Statement that chinese Afficers arrected to

British territory, my despatch respecting

Aat Criminal, N. 188 of 20th September 188

that

last, will show in detail that

every

step in his arrest, examination and

rendition

was taken by my

ader

вулу

and under my authority in accordance

with Treaty, and in due form of

of Law, interference by the

and that no

Chinese Officials permitted.

3.

There

was in

any way

was no violation of British territory and no encroachment

version

of

am

glad

given by Prince Kung, and are that official notice has been taken

the erroneous statement believing,

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as

Ids, that with the Chinese Government these matters have an certain significance which it is inadvisable to overlook.

5. The Provincial authorities at

Canton are

perfectly

aware

that they

porsen no power in Stougtong, and

I can recal to mind two instances.

only (and those in the early days of the Colony) in which an attempt

was

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