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FEB 7 1910!
(Reg 11 FEB 101
His Excellency Yan, Acting Covernor-General of the Liung
Kuang to 'r. J.V. Jamieson.
Canton, December 27th. 1909.
229
Hatan T'ung, 1st year, 11th. moon 15th. duy
"I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your despatch in the matter of the criminal Liang Tou.
I find that the Kowloon Convention merely men.
tions that
the territory in question was leased to Great Britain, but
does not state that the inhabitants therefof agreed to
ch nge their nationality and become British subjects.
You refer to the opinion of the leading legal authorities
in London, namely that the inhabitants of the leagud
territory became British subjects, but jou do not show
that this opinion was over agreed to by China, and it
is impossible for me to accept it. I have, however,
already referred the question to the Wai lu Pu for de-
cision.
I avail etc."
(Seal of Governor-General).
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