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To
the Colony of Hong Kong
Lord Granville will be glad
to be favoured with any information
which Lord Kimberley may
have
10226
To
Aborigines Protection Society
17 King William Street
Strand, London
10.8.
May
the
14
1880
My Lord,
I am
deputed
by the Committee
of
the
Aborigines Protection Society to forward to
your Lordship
a memorandum
on
a subject of judicial torture
in
Hong Kong.
It has been drawn up by a member
of the Committee, Sir P. Benson Maxwell,
formerly Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements.
The writer shows in the first place
that although Lord Cardwell instructed the Hong Kong Authorities not
to give up fugitives from Chinese justice
where they knew that torture would be applied, yet, as a matter
of experience, they have lately surrendered persons who have been subjected to
the inhuman practices of the Chinese Courts.
In the second place, Sir Benson Maxwell states that torture is part of the ordinary judicial
procedure in China.
The Right Honourable
the Earl Granville K.G.
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
I am, Sir,
your most obedient
humble servant,
Julian Pauncefote.
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to
the Colony of Hong Songs
Lord Granville will be glad
be favoured with any information
which Lord Kimberley may
bony
10226
To
Aborigines Protection Society
17 King William Street
Eharing brooo London 10.8.
May
th
14
1880
My
Lord,
am
deocred
by the
Committee
of
the
your
on
the
Aborigines Protection Society to forward to
memorandum
be
Lordship
Q
capul of
a
subject of judicial torture
in
has
been
drawn
up
by
able to furnish on the working
that clause.
I am Sir
mashobedient
your most
humble sewant
Julian Pauncefote.
China which
member
of the
formerly
Committee Sir P. Benson Maxwell,
Chief Justice of the Straito Settlemento.
The writer shows in the first place
instructed the Hong
that although hord Cardwell
Kong Authorities not
Chinese justice
to give up fugitives from
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where they knew
that
matter
of
have lately.
torture would be applied yet as
experience, surrendered. heroono
been subjected to
the inhuman practices of
the Chinese. Courto
In the second place, Sir Benson Maxwell
part of the ordinary judicial
states that
The Right Honourable
the Earl Granville K.G.
other majestys frincipal Secretary "of Mate for Foreign Affairs
machineuf
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