CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882 — Page 363

informalities in the Warrants

under which they

detained.

A protest, of

enclose a

action

wires

which I

copy, against the Marquis Ising July 22

the Hongkong

auth is

in this case, has been addreased

+ by the Chinese Minster,

Mic

and you

my reply

will see.

that in

Jallunde & a

formal quarantie given by the pee of Rung to Sir R. Alcock in May 1866 that:

torture would be used

in the exccution

of criminal Arrendered by the Hong Kong

Goot, which guarantee appear.

to be unknown to the Viceroy

の

Canton,

I have to instruct you

& inform Prince Rung

that the difficulty in

Complying with the application

of

the Chinese Gove has arisen frome the belief that this engagement has not been observed by the Rovincial

authorities

Authorities, and that it is believed that ther

ignorant

of

are wo

its existence;

you will there for request. Aft.

to Co

Once

0772. 2. 2-2

unicate it at-

Canton

to the Viceroy of C

and other Provincial.

359

Officials whom it may

Concern, in order that it

be secured observance may

for the future. You may at

the same

time intimate

to the Prince that bills,

their in fulfilment of

Treaty obligations, have directed the fort of Hong-

Kong

to surrender two Chinese Prate now in

Custody in the Colony,

on

the noual formalitie's being

observed and

promise not to

the customary

Apply

torture

being given by the Viceroy.

Jan-

aware that the

engagement of

1866 extended

only to the disuse of

torture

ot Capital executions, and

not