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for the bolomes has sent a

peremptory order to

RAFT.

Sir George Bowen Governor of Hong Kong to take up the cleven men and deliver them up to the

Clunese Government- by doing Government exposes the poor-

so the English

men to there being

lortured and undergoing, & covel death without- judgment nor defence as it is the custom of China; the prestige of the English nation will be gone, as instead of our coming out to the East to teach and, pread civilisation, we would help and conform these uncivilised nations in their own cruel barbarous practices. mon are still in the Hong Kong Juul, and the matter was sent back to the English Government for reconsideration. I therefore apply to you to use means in your power to lunder

The

without delay every the English Government - from committing stseef to an Act which so so much at variance with the

principles of the English nation

I have the honour.

to be Gentlemen

Your obedt Tewant (Signed) John F. Raimonde

Bishop Vicar Apostolic of

Đang trong.

Secretary to the Aborigines Protection

for "

MINUTE. 15 Feb.

Mr.

17. Johmm 16 Mr. De Robeck 16

Mr. Wingfield.

X Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade,

Sir R. Herbert.

Mr. Ashley

Lord Derby.

18

of

M.O.

Aking

484

2549

Sir,

Js.

18 Feb. 84

I am directed by the

Earl of Derby to acknow-

ledze

the receipt of your

th

letter of the 13th mistant,

and to inform for

that a

copy of it has been trans- mitted to the Foreign

Office,

-

that

which Dep

has under its consona

the question of the Extradition of

the

Chinese fugitives, to whom letter refers.

Sour

22.6.

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