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through His Majesty's Consul-General, Canton, on October

28th., but the Viceroy declined to surrender him on the

ground that he was a Chinese arrested in China, and should

Enclosure 1.

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"Enclosure 2.

therefore be tried by Chinese Courts. He requested the

Consul-General therefore to move me to send witnesses to

prove the crime before the Chinese Magistrate. I enclose

copies of the letters which passed between the Consul- -General and the Viceroy on the subject ending with that

of December 27th. in which His Excellency finally declines

to surrender the man. I had meantime furnished Mr. Jamieson

with a copy of Mr. J. Chamberlain's letter of 10th. October

1899, (copy attached for easy reference) in which the

Secretary of State had definitely informed my predecessor

that the natives of the leased territory occupied the

status of British subjecta: see also Despatch of 6th.

7576/98 January, 1899.

3.

Two questions arise in reference

to this matter:-

(a). Assuming Liang Tou to be a British subject,

do the Treaties provide for the sur-

-render of British subjects who have

committed an offence in British

Territory and escaped to China.

(b). Is China compelled to recognise the status

of