CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6] — Page 123

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of Officers of the Chinese Government to private prosecutions at Hong Sting.

In reply I have to inform you that your despatches were communicated to the Foreign Office, and that Her Majesty's Government have been advised by the Law "Ifficers of the brown that an "fficer employed to demand the extradition of a foreigner quilty of offences against the Laws of the Country to which : he is sent, as for instance by

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the Commission or subornation

of pergury for the purpose of ottaming that extradition

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be made amenable to the

Laws of that bountry .

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are however

puthe grounds upon which

such a course.

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"such misconduct

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Chinese Officer in the discharge of his duty when ::mployed to demand the

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