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Sir B. Maxwell

May 31, 1880.

Sir,

Foreign Office

May 31, 1880.

I am directed by Earl Granville to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst., forwarding a copy of a memorandum upon the subject of judicial torture in China, which has been drawn up by Sir P. Benson Maxwell, late Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, and a member of the Committee of the Aborigines Protection Society. And I am to thank you for this paper, which will receive His Lordship's attention in communication with Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Colonies, and with Her Majesty's Minister at Peking, who is at the present time discussing with the Chinese Government, in concert with the other Resident Representatives of Foreign Powers at that Capital, the subject of the administration of justice in the Mixed Court Shanghai.

F. M. Chesson Esqr.

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Sir B. Maxwell May 31, 1880. Sir, Foreign Office May 31, 1880. I am directed by Earl Granville to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst., forwarding a copy of a memorandum upon the subject of judicial torture in China, which has been drawn up by Sir P. Benson Maxwell, late Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, and a member of the Committee of the Aborigines Protection Society. And I am to thank you for this paper, which will receive His Lordship's attention in communication with Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Colonies, and with Her Majesty's Minister at Peking, who is at the present time discussing with the Chinese Government, in concert with the other Resident Representatives of Foreign Powers at that Capital, the subject of the administration of justice in the Mixed Court Shanghai. F. M. Chesson Esqr.
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вород

Review of farmany

Find

1868 they will

article on the subject

which surate and I think it

will satisfy Miller that Jame

not agamist giving uperesinivals

the general.

Ever Kiely you

(39)

преч

P. Benson Maxwell

May 31. 1880.

Sir B. Maxwell

Sir,

J

10236

Foreign Office

© May 31. 1880.

am directed by Earl Graniille to acknowledge the receipt of your 14th wist forwarding

262

letter of the

ot

copy of

a

mem

orandum

China

upon the subject of judicial Torture which has been drawer up by Sir P. Benson Maxwell, late Chief Justice of the Straits- Settlements, and a member of the Committee

of the Aborigines Protection Socity and I am |

to thank

you for this paper

this paper which

will

the

receive His Lordship's attention in communication with Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Colonies, and with Her Majesty's Minister at Teking, who is at the present time, discussing with the Chinese Government in concert with the other Resident Representatives of Foreign Powers at that Capital, the subject of the Administration

of justice

in the mixed Court Shanghai.

I

F. M. Chesson Esqr

In

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