CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881 — Page 175

It would be exceeding the limits of my princtions were I to offer any opinion

ow to whether the Chairese

Question should

fugitives thi

Or should that be surrendered

to their own authorities,

and for the reasono stated

tery deep

at length in

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of the 5th April, I carefully refrain from so dong.

But it is none the -less my duty to express In this plamest temas my prin spite of any promise the Vicerry

my may make to the contras the accused persons will, if surrendered, be subjected to torture at tear trial

conviction that, un

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and, if found guilty, will cortamily, in accordance with chinese Law, be put to death by the slicing process.

Both Meir. tried and their punishment will take place at too

Great a distance from Canton to admit of "the smallest hope that the ordinary conree

o Criminal procedure will;

vee.

Olewiese

In their case, be in the

least degree departed from, and I cannot forore moment doubt that, as far as torture is

concerned,

their fate will be even

Worse than that to lush

befelt the prisoners surrendered

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