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Of this despatch I have the honour to enclose a copy.

The extradition paragraph of the 1898 Convention

lays down that "if cases of extradition of criminals

occur they shall be dealt with in accordance with the

existing Treaties between Great Britain and China anu

the Hongkong Regulations" (A footnote on page 121 of

Hertslet's Treaties cites these documents). fut,

when

I argued, in paragraph four of my summing up in the

despatch above referred to, that, according to Treaty,

fugitive British subjects have to be handed over to the

British Authorities for trial, I had in mina the general

principle, underlying all Treaties made by China with

Foreign Powers, to which definite enunciation is riven

in Articles VIII and X of the Russian Treaty of 1800

and Article XV of our own Burmah Convention.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,

(Sgd.) J. W. Jamieson,

Consul-General.

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