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490 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 20, 1914.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

No. 453.

CIRCULAR.

DOWNING STREET,

5th October, 1914.

SIR,-With reference to my predecessor's Circular despatch of 11th December, 1886, I have the honour to transmit to you, for information and publication in the Colony under your government, the accompanying copies of an Order of His Majesty in Council dated the 1st September, 1914, applying the Extradition Acts of 1870 and 1873 in the case of Guate- mala, in accordance with the Treaty between Great Britain and Guatemala of the 4th July, 1885, as amended by the additional Protocol concluded between the two Governments.on the 30th May, 1914.

I have, &c.,

L. HARCOURT.

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

GUATEMALA EXTRADITION ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1914. (AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 10 OF TREATY OF JULY 4, 1885.)

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,

THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1914.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

LORD PRESIDENT

LORD WIMBORNE

LORD COLEBROOKE

SIR WILLIAM CARINGTON.

WHEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things

enacted that, where an arrangement has been made with any Foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such Foreign State; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient :

And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the 4th day of July, 1885, between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and the President of the Republic of Guatemala for the mutual ex- tradition of fugitive criminals, in the case of which Treaty the Extradition Acts of 1870 and 1873 were applied by Order in Council of the 26th November, 1886 :

And whereas a Protocol was concluded on the 30th day of May, 1914, between the British and Guatemalan Governments amending the provisions of Article 10 of the said Treaty, which Protocol is in the terms following:--

Additional Protocol to the Treaty of Extradition between Great Britain and Gua-

temala.

The Government of His Britannic Majesty and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala, being desirous of rendering more efficacious the provisions of article 10 of the Treaty of Extradition between Great Britain and Guatemala of the