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expedient to insist on the guarantee in each separate case

but for the reasons given above, I do not think we can with

advantage go further were the Chinese Authorities to accede

to the request it would be to render ourselves directly

responssible in appearance in a matter over which we had

in effect, no control.

The great difficulty in this question

of torture is that it is legal in certain cases in Chinese

Courts. It confirmation of this statement I would beg to

refer His Excellency to Mr. Alabaster's "Notes and Commerta-

ries on Chinese Criminal Law" pages 17-19.

I have etc.,

(Sd.) B. C. George Scott,

H. M's Consul-General.