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of

the most advanced of European

Countries, and perhaps it will not

be long before capital peenishmen which they stite consider to be indispensable, with be viewed with

there

the same aversion as some of peenishments contained in the

Criminal Code of

China but which

,

are so lovely inflicted that the

"Imperial Gort has made no difficult, in giving a guarantee that they shell

not

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not be applied to prisoners etradited

from H. Kong, for which in the

Treaty there is no stipulation

I am much pleased to learn

that Itm's G. are prepared to

enter into negotiations with me

for the conclusion

& an

Extraditio

Iraty, between China & Sr Britain,

Whin Shall Supersede Art : XXI of

Tientsin & place

the Treaty of

tion

the

the Extradition of crencinal

from