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occasion, more serious and

complicated by the excaution of the men arrested unless

some steps

were taken on

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the spot. Accordingly caused to be addressed to In Habaster, the British - Consul at Canton, the - Colonial Secretary's letter of

the 25th ultimo

requesting

to

him to make demand of : the Viceroy for the return of the arrested men British jurisdiction. On the

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receipt of M: Alabaster's letter of the 6th instant containing

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the Viceroy's

answer to this demand, which relied on a

contradiction of the fact

that the place of arrest was British territory, I caused

to be made by

enquiry

a

Commission (consisting of M: Mitchell-Innes, Acting Registrar-General, and Major General Gordon, Asting Captain Iuperintendent of Police), with a view to

ascertain