The question as to the amount of proof required by the English Law in any case, has also caused the failure of extradition applications. And the Viceroy is anxious that, when the Magistrate considers the evidence adduced merely insufficient, His Excellency should be given an opportunity to supplement it. That the Registrar General, being conversant with Chinese customs and modes of thought, should sit as Assessor in rendition cases, supposing that it be impossible wholly to relegate to his department the duty of investigating, for the guidance of His Excellency the Governor, this class of cases.
The Viceroy's further proposals appear to be as follows:-
a. That on receipt of a telegram from the Consul, persons whose extradition is about to be demanded, shall be forthwith arrested and kept in custody, His Excellency undertaking to pay any sum that may be awarded on the ground of false imprisonment or illegal detention.
b. That in case the Hong Kong Government decides to expel from the Colony any notorious bad character, preliminary notice of such intention, together with his dossier and the cause of expulsion be given to the Viceroy, in order that he may telegraph to the local authorities to keep such bad characters under surveillance.
c. That should either the Hong Kong Government or the Canton Government desire the presence of any native within the jurisdiction of the other Government to give evidence in a pending case, such native shall, on the official undertaking of the government requiring his presence, that he shall...
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any
case, has also carved the failure of
applications . And the Viceroy is auxions that, when the Magistrate
considers the evidence adduced merely insufficient, His Excellency should be
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opportunity to supplement it. 121 That the Registrav General,
conversant with Chinese cus:
sous and modes of thought, should
in rendition cases sit as Awessor,
· Assessor, sup - - posing
that it be impossible wholly to relegate to his department the duty of investigating, for the quidance of It is Excellency the Governor, this class His
of cases.
The Viceroy's farther proposals
appear
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which
are as follows:-
a
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me free from objection,
on receipt of a telegram- from the Consul, persons whose exhar
dition is about to be demanded, shall
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he will make the local authorities.
be Judicially
pay any
sume that
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awarded on the ground of false in-
-prisonment or illegal detention.
b. That in case the long hong
Government decides to expel from the Colony any no
preliminary
notorious bad character,
norce
of
such intention.
together with his dossier and the cause of expulsion be given to the Viceroy, in
may telegraph.
order that h
2. to the local
authorities to keep such bad characters.
under surveillance.
native.
That should either the tong Kong Government or the Canton Govern. - ment desire the presence of my within the jurisdiction of the other Government to give evidence in a pond.
-ing official undertaking of the government requiring his presence that he shall
case, such native shall, on the
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