(3 Chinamen, who last year were surrendered by the foot of Hongkong, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Tientsin were in charge of Marder, & who sub- sequently were alleged to have been subjected to torture in order to extort from them a confession of their guilt I am to request that you will draw Lord Granville's attention to the accompanying copy of despatch No. 29 dated 26 July and No. 33 dated 2nd Aug SJL. 128/20 Sept copy of correspondence with the Off[ice] Gov[ernment] of Hong Kong, from which it will be observed that the 13 prisoners in question were duly given up to the Chinese Authorities on an express understanding that they should not be tortured; & that upon the report that they had been subjected to torture appearing in The Daily Press, reference was made to the Viceroy who gave a distinct denial
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(3 Chinamen, who
lash year
were surrendered
by the foot of Hongtong,
in accordance with the
provisions of the Treaty
Otientsin
charge
& Marder, & who sub-
- sequently were alleged
Whave been subjected
to Cortine in order to
extirt
1 from
them a
confession of thin siml
Jam to request that
you will draw Lord
Granville's attention.
to the accompanying
copy
for. 29 26 July
33 2nd Aug
SJL. 128_208ept
copy of correspondence
266
with the Ort G of Hong.
· Hong, from which it will
be observed that the
13 prisoners in question
were display
Holy given
up
66
the Chinese Authorities
on an express understani.
- ing that they should not
be tortured; & that upon
the report that they had
been
I to tortine
subjected appearing in
The Daily
in the
Prep, referenc
a was Chinese
made to the Viceroy
who gave a
distinch
denial
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