CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8] — Page 115

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claimed by the Chiese Government and in order to

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enlighten His Excellency they

very long expositiong. the Treaty and Ordinances to point out that he is not bound to hand,

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offender,

because

a

prima facie

case has been made out. It

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and the

is this statement and

long diviertation

treaty.

it

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says:-

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If criminals, subjects of

"China, shall take refuge

"Songkong

on

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bound the

" British chips there, they shall,

" upon due requisition by

the

4 Chinese Authorities, be searched

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proof of their

" guilt, be delivered up.

In like manner, if Chuise

" offenders lake refuge in the "houses

or i

the Law

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and treaties of rendition

which

I do not

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understand.

the subject

of rendition of criminals between Aungking and China is, I cubuit, possible.

as clear

as

I admit that there is no Treaty of Extradition properly so called betweew England, and China bub the 21th Article of the Treaty of Fientin forms

of

of

On

beard the recceld

British subjects at open

1 ports, they shall not be

Tharboured

or concealed, but "shall be delivered up,

add, goed

ow due.

"requisition by the Chinese "Authorities to the British "Consul."

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And Ordinance 2 of 187/1 removes all doubts

as to the

applicability to this Treatyf Ordinance 2 of 1850.

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