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is demanded on its appearing

to heim that there is "probable"

"cause" for believing them to be quilty of the crime laid to their charge. Such probable proof of

C.

guilt

The H. Kong magistrate

appears to have found to exist

in the case

the 11 prisoners in

question for he decided to commit

Them.

This decision the Chinese Gos

are

are advised was

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final, for by

the unperial Extradition Acts of

not gwei

1870 and 1873, it is not The Executive or to any

authority

whatever either to review the

decision

of the magistrate, or,

1-

after the commitment of the primer by

the magistrate, to refuse to issue

the warrant of surrender excepting

in the case

of the Executive beens

opension that the offence of the

fugitive