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wilful murder was reticrued by the Jury, against a Chinaman named A Fuk.

Captain Superintenctuct of Iolica (ott Qave) has reported that the alleged.

murderer haw fled to his valive village on the neighbouring mainland of China;

and Mr Deane has recommended that

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Her Majesty' Conreul at Cantor should be requested to scrove the Viceroy

his arrest.

to order

Before taking any stops in

this matter, I carved search to be

wade whether there were

any precedents for the course suggested by the Captain

Superintendent. I am informed that

there

there is no

previous

exac

in which this

Government has applied for the rendition

of an offender against the laws of the Colony,

who has escaped to Chinese ~ territory;

-

but that there have been cases

in which this Government has

requested the Chinese Authorities to

arrest such

offenders,

aud so

virtually

to punish theme by cuprisonment in

China. In addition to other obvious

objections

to this latter course,

advised by the Attorney

I am

Leveral that

the Tieutzin Treaty contains non

provision

on which au

application.

of this

- this nature can be properly based.

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