CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7] — Page 255

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Peking, April 8th., 1901.

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I have received your Despatch No. 9 of March

25th. with reference to the desire of the Governor of

Hongkong that an Officer should be present at the trial

of accused persons extradited from that Colony, and re-

porting that the Viceroy has agreed to give the arrange-

ment a trial, you should in each case leave it to the

Hongkong Goverment to decide whether they prefer that a

Colonial or a Consular Official should attend the trial.

I understand that torture is applied to obtain

a confession, after which Judgment is given, and that

the Hongkong Goverment desire to prevent this as regards

prisoners extradited by them. The Consular or Colonial

Official should consequently attend every hearing, in-

cluding the final one at which sentence is pronounced.

That would, it appears to me, furnish the desired guaran-

tee.

You should communicate the instructions received

by you to the Hongkong Government.

13. C. George Scett, Esq.,

B. K. Consul-General,

Canton.

I am etc.,

(sd.) Ernest Satow.