cedure in cases of extradition and of Chinese fugitives from justice. You will observe from the Colonial Secretary's letter N:292 to the Consul, that I am not in favour of amend ing the law on the subject in one respect except in regards to the acceptance of evidence of depositions taken in China, under certain conditions, in cases of alleged murder, manslaughter, piracy, burglary, housebreaking, robbery with violence. -Lord Knutsford, in paragraph 5 of his despatch N.37 of the 20th February, 1887, expressed his opinion that depositions taken in China should be accepted in evidence in extradition cases, but as reported by my predecessor in his despatch No 935 of the 29th July 1889, paragraph 44, the clause in the Bill dealing with that question was excluded.
cedure in cases.
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extradition
and
of Chinese fugitives from
justice.
You will observe from the Colonial Secretary's letter N:292 to the Consul, that I
am not in
favour of amend
ing the law on the subject
in one res
except in regards the
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et vir as
respect v
tance in
acceptance
evidence of depositions taken
in China, under certain
conditione, in cases
of al
leged murder, manslaughter,
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piracy, burglary, housebreaking, robbery with violence. -Lord Knutsford, in para-
N:37
graph 5 of his despatch N. 37
2014 of the 20th February, 1887, expressed
on that depositions
his
opinion
taken in China should be ac
cepted in evidence in extra_
dition cases, but as re
reported
by my predecessor in his – despatch No 935 of the 99th July
1.11kq 1889, paragraph 44, the clause the Bill dealing with that question
was excluded from
of.
piracy.
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