CO129-505-10 Chinese Extradition Ordinance 1927- proposed amendments 14-7-1927 - 2-11-1927 — Page 52

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and you have frequently called upon me to protest to the

Canton authorities against their failure to observe the

treaties. But it seems to me that if Your Excellency

maintains that the Canton Government must carry out the

treaties, you are thereby estopped from saying that they

are not entitled to the benefit of them, and that is

precisely my difficulty in explaining to the Ministry for

Foreign Affairs the refusal of the Hong Kong Government to

comply with their extradition requests.

I have, &c.,

(Sd.) J. F. BRENAN,

Acting Consul-General.