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AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
January 11.]
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REGE 26 MAR 07,
Sir J. Jordun to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received January 11.)
(No. 5.) (Telegraphic.) P.
Peking, January 11, 1907. HIS Majesty's Consul-General at Shanghae tolegraphed yesterday as follows: "At the instance of the Viceroy of Nanking, two Chinese resident in the Settle- ment have been arrested on a warrant of the Mixed Court. The charge against them is that they are members of the revolutionary party and implicated in the bomb outrage at Peking in 1905, but the authorities at Nanking produce no evidence against them except that a man recently put to death there for the same crime has implicated them
in the offence.
"Must these political suspects be handed over merely because the Viceroy demands it, or cau I insist on a prima facie case being made out against them?
I have replied as follows this morning :-
"The case should be watched in the Mixed Court, and the men should not be handed over merely on the Viceroy's demand, but only if, in the opinion of the Assessor--who is, I imagine, Barton-there are bona fide grounds for the charges against them.
"The above expression of my opinion is for the British Assessor's immediate guidance; the Senior Consul should refer to the doyen of the Diplomatic Body any question that may arise. I am telegraphing also to the Judge of the Supreme Court, and I should be glad if you will consult him on the subject."
The following is my telegram to Sir Havilland de Sausmarez:---
"Will you be so good as to afford the British Assessor the benefit of your advice in this matter?
"I consider it important, from a political point of view, that we should be very careful to prevent the impression becoming current that revolutionaries can take refuge in Shanghae in view of the many ruinours of seditious activity in the central provinces."
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