CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884 — Page 389

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one of the most advanced of European Countries, and perhaps it will not be long before capital punishments which they state consider to be indispensable, will be viewed with the same aversion as some of the punishments contained in the Criminal Code of China but which are so rarely inflicted that the "Imperial Court" has made no difficulty in giving a guarantee that they shall not be applied to prisoners extradited from H. Kong, for which in the Treaty there is no stipulation.

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I am much pleased to learn that H.M's G. are prepared to enter into negotiations with me for the conclusion of an Extradition Treaty, between China & Gt Britain, which shall supersede Art: XXI of the Treaty of Tientsin & place the Extradition of criminals on...

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## one of the most advanced of European Countries, and perhaps it will not be long before capital punishments which they state consider to be indispensable, will be viewed with the same aversion as some of the punishments contained in the Criminal Code of China but which are so rarely inflicted that the "Imperial Court" has made no difficulty in giving a guarantee that they shall not be applied to prisoners extradited from H. Kong, for which in the Treaty there is no stipulation. 338 I am much pleased to learn that H.M's G. are prepared to enter into negotiations with me for the conclusion of an Extradition Treaty, between China & Gt Britain, which shall supersede Art: XXI of the Treaty of Tientsin & place the Extradition of criminals on...
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