CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913 — Page 325

"

:

---

Į

Copy.

C

Paraphrase of Telegram received at the American

Embassy from the Secretary of State at Washington

January 7th, 1913.

324

The Embassy is referred to the Instruction of

September 7th, 1912, on the subject of the refusal by the

Hong Kong Colonial authorities, upon tue advice of the

Attorney-General there, to extradite Vicente sotto to tue

Philippine Islands. The American Consul-General at Hong

Kong has telegraphed Washington that the liong Kong Attorney

General admits is previous opinion was erroneous and is

now inclined to favour Sotto's extradition, but naa

referred the matter to London. The tabassy is instructed

to use good offices with the Foreign Office in order that

action in the case may be expedited if possible.

: