CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884 — Page 251

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2.

that an explanation should to the Chinese

be given

minister at this count

the circumstances under

of

which the eleven

fugitives

have been released

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If Land Granville shendo agree in this view th Margains

Should

Thing the mit be informed with offach

Stery

that wonder the HongHong

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Ord. 2.

of

1850

xtended

to the treaty of Ticatsin

by

ordinance 2.

of 1871)

proceedings taken before

the magistrate

in

these

Cases are not final

1

it is still within the

discretion of the

250

as

of the governor

to discharge persons who

have been committed

the magistrate.

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In the present case

the Chinese fugitives had been

ofter, committed by the

magistrate,

curtain

allegations were made the Roman Cattolic bshop of then of facts

by to

brokop

thick

time were

inconsistent with the

guilt of the accused: