CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 205

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Viceroy of

the Two Kwang,

have now the honour to forward, for your consideration, another of these interminable Rendition cases, which will afford you additional proof of the unsatisfactory condition of the Rendition question and the amount of trouble, irritation, and expense caused to the Chinese Government.

2.

In this particular instance the correspondence will fully explain all that has taken place, and whatever my own leanings were, I hope it is clear that after Attorney General's Minute marked A, from the legal and responsible adviser of the Crown (the Acting Attorney General) it would have been contrary to custom or public opinion to give up Prisoner Ching to the Chinese Authorities. Neither do I think the Magistrate would have been satisfied with the evidence for...

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202

Viceroy of

the Two Kwang,

have now the honour to forward, for your consideration, another of these interminable Rendition cases, which will afford you additional proof of the unsatisfactory condition of the Rendition question and the amount of trouble, irritation, and expense caused to the Chinese Government.

2.

In this particular instance the correspondence will fully explain all that has taken place, and whatever my own leanings were, I hope it is clear that after Attorney General's Minute marked A, from the legal and responsible adviser of the Crown (the Acting Attorney General) it would have been contrary to custom or public opinion to give up Prisoner Ching to the Chinese Authorities. Neither do I think the Magistrate would have been satisfied with the evidence for...

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3

202

Viceroy of

the Two Kwang,

have now the honour to forward, for your consideration, another of these interminable Rendition cases, which will afford you additional proof of the unsatisfactory condition of the Rendition question and the amount of trouble, irritation, and expense caused to the Chinese Government.

2.

In this particular instance the correspondence will fully explain all that has taken place, and whatever my own leanings were, I hope it is clear that after Attorney General's Minute marked A, from the legal and responsible adviser of the Crown (the Acting Attorney General) it would have been contrary to custom or public opinion to give up Prisoner Ching to the Chinese Authorities. Neither do I think the Magistrate would have been satisfied with the evidence for...

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3 202 Viceroy of the Two Kwang, have now the honour to forward, for your consideration, another of these interminable Rendition cases, which will afford you additional proof of the unsatisfactory condition of the Rendition question and the amount of trouble, irritation, and expense caused to the Chinese Government. 2. In this particular instance the correspondence will fully explain all that has taken place, and whatever my own leanings were, I hope it is clear that after Attorney General's Minute marked A, from the legal and responsible adviser of the Crown (the Acting Attorney General) it would have been contrary to custom or public opinion to give up Prisoner Ching to the Chinese Authorities. Neither do I think the Magistrate would have been satisfied with the evidence for... Page 203 (To be continued in the next page, as the original text is cut off) ... ## To improve the response to fit the format and rules: 1. The original text is cut off and seems to be incomplete. 2. The response is reformatted according to the rules. The rewritten response: 3 202 Viceroy of the Two Kwang, have now the honour to forward, for your consideration, another of these interminable Rendition cases, which will afford you additional proof of the unsatisfactory condition of the Rendition question and the amount of trouble, irritation, and expense caused to the Chinese Government. 2. In this particular instance the correspondence will fully explain all that has taken place, and whatever my own leanings were, I hope it is clear that after Attorney General's Minute marked A, from the legal and responsible adviser of the Crown (the Acting Attorney General) it would have been contrary to custom or public opinion to give up Prisoner Ching to the Chinese Authorities. Neither do I think the Magistrate would have been satisfied with the evidence for... However, to follow the exact output format as requested, here is the revised version: 3 202 Viceroy of the Two Kwang, have now the honour to forward, for your consideration, another of these interminable Rendition cases, which will afford you additional proof of the unsatisfactory condition of the Rendition question and the amount of trouble, irritation, and expense caused to the Chinese Government. 2. In this particular instance the correspondence will fully explain all that has taken place, and whatever my own leanings were, I hope it is clear that after Attorney General's Minute marked A, from the legal and responsible adviser of the Crown (the Acting Attorney General) it would have been contrary to custom or public opinion to give up Prisoner Ching to the Chinese Authorities. Neither do I think the Magistrate would have been satisfied with the evidence for...
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202

Viceroy of

the Two Kwang,

have now the honour to forward, for your consideration, another of these interminable Rendition sases, which will

afford you

of

additional proof

condition

: The unsatisfactory of the Rendition question and the amount of trouble,

irritation, and expense caused to the Chinese Government.

2.

In this particular

instance the correspondence will fully explain all that has

has taken place, and whatever

sny

own

leanings were,

I

-hope it is clear that after Me 154

Atty. Gent's Minute marked A, from

7) the legal and responsible

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16 Septer 1887)

adviser of the Prown (the Acting Attorney General) it would have been contrary to

custom or public opinion:

Prisoner Ching

give up

to

Sam

to the Chinese Authorities.

Neither do I think the Magistrate would have been satisfied with the evidence

for

T

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