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RECE Rra#28 OCT II

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 16th September, 1911.

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Gentlemen,

I have laid your letter of the 7th instant be- fore the Governor who directs me to inform you that in appointing the Assistant Crown Solicitor to conduct

extradition cases on behalf of the Chinese Government

His Excellency is acting on explicit directions from

the Secretary of State forthe Colonias and that so far

as this government is concerned His Excellency sece no

grounds for referring the question again to the Secretary

of State. 12, however, you desire to address the Secre-

tary of State yourselves, His Excellency will be prepared to

forward any communications so addressed.

2. Hie

Excellency has no reason to believe that the

directions given by the Secretary of State were in any way

influenced by 'dicta' of the Chief Justice and in so im-

portant a matter as extradition His Excellency is not pre-

pared to recognise any channel of communication from the

Viceroy other than the British Consul General at Canton.

I am,

Gentlemen,

Your obedient servant

(sd) Warren Barnes

Colonial Secretary.

Messrs. wens and Harsten.