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whose extradition, however, can still only be demanded or granted through Her Majesty's Consulate at Canton.

Sir R. Alcock will also be consulted as to the expediency of attempting arrangement with the Chinese Government, under which fugitives from Hongkong justice, whether British or Chinese, may be delivered up in the same manner as Chinese fugitives from Chinese justice are, under Treaty, now delivered over to Chinese Authorities, subject to the engagement entered into by the Chinese Government in 1866 that they should not be executed by the Ling-chih or any other form of capital punishment than that of summary execution.

I am, Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant

Hunt

C 126

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whose extradition, however, can still only be demanded or granted through Her Majesty's Consulate at Canton. Sir R. Alcock will also be consulted as to the expediency of attempting arrangement with the Chinese Government, under which fugitives from Hongkong justice, whether British or Chinese, may be delivered up in the same manner as Chinese fugitives from Chinese justice are, under Treaty, now delivered over to Chinese Authorities, subject to the engagement entered into by the Chinese Government in 1866 that they should not be executed by the Ling-chih or any other form of capital punishment than that of summary execution. I am, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant Hunt C 126
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whose extradition, however, can or granted still only be demanded or through Her Majesty's Consulate at Canton. Sir R. Alcock will also be consulted as to the expediency of to come to dome attempting arrangement with the Chinese Government, under which fugitives from Hongkong justice, whether "British or Chinese, may delivered up be in the same manner as Chinese fugitives from Chinese C 126 delivered over to Chinese Authorities, to the engagement entered subject to the into by the Chinese Government in 1866 that they should not be executed by the Ling-chih other form of capital any or by punishment than that of summary exccution. Jam, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant Hunt justice are, under Treaty, now delivered
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whose extradition, however,

can

or granted

still only be demanded or through Her Majesty's Consulate at

Canton.

Sir R. Alcock will also be

consulted as to the expediency of

to come to dome

attempting arrangement with the Chinese

Government, under which fugitives from Hongkong justice, whether "British or Chinese, may

delivered

up

be

in the same manner

as Chinese fugitives from Chinese

C

126

delivered over to Chinese Authorities, to the engagement entered

subject to the

into by the Chinese Government in 1866 that they should not be executed by the Ling-chih other form of capital

any

or by

punishment than that of summary

exccution.

Jam, Sir,

Your

most obedient

humble servant

Hunt

justice are, under

Treaty,

now

delivered

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