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pas to another subject immediately affecting this balony, namely the rendition

of Criminals es

escaping Mainland. This

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country, and

and accA),

according

to laws

different

from those where the crime was committed

21.

hence to the

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subject

is

but

On the other hand, if a Chinese

commit a crime in Canton and

lightly

touched in the Memorial from the

Chamber of Commerce here (Section 17).

but it is nevertheless of

nevertheless of the greatest

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importance for the local administration

of Justice.

20.

If

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crime be perpetrated here, and

the briminal, being a Chinese, escapes

to banton, it is

very rarely

that the

local authorities interest themselves

th

sufficiently to effect his capture, and

when arrested it is

necesary

to send

all the

witnesses

To to the mainland,

as his trial takes place

in

a

different

!m\

escape hither, then on

good prima facie evidence satisfying the Governor

that

apparently there is reasonable presumption of his quilt. he is

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'comere Surrendered to the Chinese Authorities

me

for trial by them. It seems to that without raising any question

as to the jurisdiction for trying Europeans and Foreigners it might be posible

as relates to Honghong to

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far

complete the provision of the Greaty

which stipulates for

stipulates for surrender of

fugitive criminals

resorting here, by

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