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fugitive

halure.

crenienar is of a political

Under there circumstances unless

The Governor of 4. Kong came to the Conclusion that the triple murder was of a political nature, & this has rever been alleged, the discharge from.

Custody of

the 11 / soners accused of

That act, was

illegal

& there for the

Imperial Government request that

they may

be re-arrested & handed

over to them in conformity with the terms

of

of

Art: XXI of

386

the Treaty of Sienten.

The same assurances will be

given for the fairness of the trial of райтен

there fugitive criminals as those given

in the case

Кит

of Wang Kum on and

Chan-a-lit whose surrender to

The Canton Authis, Y.& informs

me H&M G have ordered.

d states that I M. G. are

mat auxions to Carry

provisions of Art. XXI

out the

of the Treaty

of