CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 346

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crime for the purpose. extradition which would but the os in the place prom whence Extradition is demanded, if the acthad been doce in that place. The Chinese You - may see the difficulty under which British huthorities would labour is called apon to try questions of guilt by the enter of flames and wisty their or law, and to admit as proof of guit evidence which would be maduifitte for that purpose in a british Court. and it can hardly excape the Mariation of the Chinese Gore how pertile a source of disusun such a state of thing, walk appordi, H. mit qor = cannot considerting

his gr "They are brand thlace any such interpretation upon the terms of the Treaty

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The brtide moreover applies only

to those who shall take refuge Hougthens and it would not niclude pirates or other captured And taken by British Authoritie, to boughing, where key woulds be triable by British Law.

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and hot aware thy the

Camere fremment have wer Entraided, (reed certainly the idea. should not be suggested that the article afflie, to person's charged with political offences, and the Mapety's

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