From.
1 WI
Finister. I to i.k.
Pekin
14849
April 28 1908.
To-
On January 29th. dn. 11, Chinese Minister in London,
note from the British Foreign Office informing him of the issuance by the Hongkong Government of
a Special Ordinance prohibiting the publication of any seditious matter calculated to create tumult or disorder in this.
This Ordinance is as follows:-
*** Any person who within the colony
prints, publishes, or offers for sale any printed or written newspaper or book or other publication containing matter calculated to excite tumult or disorder in China or to excite persons to arise in China
shall be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour or to a fine.
*** Promulgated on October 11th, 1907.
For evil purposes, from every place kept on foot in a place under the jurisdiction of our
Government, Foreign Power &c.
then issue seditious publications calculated to disturb the
peace of the country, for most part, proceedings are decidedly on the footing to be harmful to the British
and Chinese Governments,
who,
in
all the high
Government,
Their sincere desire for friendly international relations, have strictly prohibited the practice and have found a high deterrent, as provided in the Special Ordinance in Hong Kong under the form of imprisonment with or
without hard labour
and fines.
This class of evil doctrine is, however, to be found in large numbers everywhere and not merely in
Hong Kong and I
wish to enquire whether similar prohibitory enactments have been promulgated in the British Colonies in the Straits (Settlement) and other places near Chinese territory.
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Fro.
1 WI
Finister. I to i.k.
Pekin
14849
April 448 1908.
str.
you
To-
on Jennery 29th. d.". 11, Chinese Minister in London,
note from the British Foreign he weg in reeipt of a ported that Office in o`ming him of the isaun by the Hongkon” Government of
Special Ordin ne probibiting the public-tion of any selitious matter aaloulated to erente tumult or disoner in thios.
This Ordinance is " follows:-
*** erson who within the dolony
rints, listes
or offers for sale any printed or written nezspener or look or other publication containing matter calculated to exite timult or disorder in Ching or to excite Lersons to arise in Chins
It out hand (sbour shall le -- 11le to imprison cent with an
or to a fine. "
11 *Promulgated on October 11th, 1907,
Por evil opre fro every kept on tie fure in a lace under the jurisdiction of o
count my ሰ take
Forelen Pover en.
thenne issue seditious rublientions aloulsted to listurb the
この
of te country fe most less proceedin, are deccly on teful to the Britis
nese Governcant
who,
in
nl the hi-
Government,
Their sincere denize for Petendly internetiosul relat- ions, have strictly prohibited tna prentice ont have found a 1-h deterr nts are · TO- special Ordinance in hon kon under " vided in the form of imprisonment with or
and fines.
1thout her labour
M :ithout
This class of evil iocre is, homever, to be found in large
on kon and I numbers every-here and not merely in
to whether similar mohibitory ensatrente have been romulested in the British Colonies in the Soutmeen (ees and other places near Chinese territory. I? thave une rny places
in ammation s
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