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the
" is at all times difficult, but this difficulty is increased by delay of three days that must necessarily arise in communicating with Canton instead of Kowloon. The difficulty, moreover, is one to which the Hong Kong Police are only subject, having been given no similar instructions. Should a crime be committed on the Chinese side of the boundary, and the offenders escape to this side, the mandarin calls simply and immediately upon me. I am bound to assist him under "Ordinance 2 of 1850 - An ordinance to provide for the more effectual carrying out of the Treaties between Great Britain and China in respect to Chinese subjects in the Colony of Hong Kong."
To recapitulate the numerous cases wherein the ends of justice have been hindered or defeated through this cause would occupy too much of H.E.'s time. I will therefore only refer to one or two instances. A few days since, two European convicts escaped from a working party. They were traced to British Kowloon. They crossed the boundary and were attacked by some Chinese, who compelled them to return. They were at once arrested by a Sergeant of Police. They had been observed there, but could not be arrested. According to my instructions, had these convicts not been attacked and compelled to return to British jurisdiction, an interval of at least three days must have elapsed before I could have obtained any cooperation from the Chinese Mandarin at Kowloon, notwithstanding that the escaped convicts were at one time within view of the British Police.
As a second instance, I would beg to recall to H.E.'s recollection the feud that existed between the Halha villages last June. At this time, there were two bodies of about 200 men each drawn up.
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the
" is at all times difficult, but this difficulty
calculation increased by delay of three days that must necessarily.
is beyond
arise in
of
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communicating with Canton instead
Kowloon. The difficulty
moreover is one
$
to wh the HongKong Police Autto only are
subject,
given
no
similar instructions.
having
beer
to the Kowloon mandarins.
Should a crime be committed
on
the Chinese side of the boundary, & the offenders escape to this side, the mandarin
calls
simply immediately
upon
me
Tam bound
to assist him under "
ordinance 2 of
to
1850- An ordinance
provide for the more
effectual carrying
"out of the Treaties between Great Britain
far
& China in as
eubjects
To
as relates to Chinese
" in the "Colony of HongKong."
recapitulate the numerous cases wherein the ends of justice have been kindered or defeated through this cause
would
{
would recupy
too much of H. 2.3 time. J.
will therefore only refer to one or two instances. A few days since, two European convicts escaped from a worthing party. They
traced to British Kowloon.
Whey by
were
crossed the
some Chinese.
& were attacked
them to return, &
boundary This compelled
at once arrested
they
vere
by a Serjeant of Police
They had been observed there, but could not be arrested. According to my instruction;
fait not these convicts been attacked &
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compelled
to return to British
Jurisdiction, days must have
an interval of at least three!"
clapsed before
have obtained
Icould
any
cooperation from the Chinese Mandarin at Kowloon, notwithstanding
that the escaped convicts were at one time within view of the British Police.
As a second instance, I would beg to recall to H. E. s recollection the feud
last year June last;
that in
existed between
the Halha villages. At this time there were of about 200 men each dream
up,
two bodies
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