Narrative of the War with China in 1860: To which is Added the Account of a Short Residence with the Tai-ping Rebels at Nankin and a Voyage from Thence to HankowLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862 - 415 Seiten |
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Seite 402 - offenders will, of course, be punished according to law. " ARTICLE XV. — All questions in regard to rights, whether of property or person, arising between British subjects, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the British authorities. " ARTICLE XVI. — Chinese subjects who may be guilty of any criminal act towards British subjects shall be
Seite 400 - authorised to travel, for their pleasure or for purposes of trade, to all parts of the interior, under passports which will be issued by their consuls, and countersigned by the local authorities. These passports, if demanded, must be produced for examination in the localities passed through. If the passport
Seite 400 - without a passport, or if he commit any offence against the law, he shall be handed over to the nearest consul for punishment, but he must not be subjected to any ill-usage in excess of necessary restraint. No passport need be applied for by persons going on excursions from the ports
Seite 403 - take refuge in any port within the dominions of the Emperor of China, the Chinese authorities, on being apprised of the fact, shall immediately adopt measures for its relief and security; the persons on board shall receive friendly treatment, and shall be furnished, if necessary, with the means of conveyance to the nearest consular station.
Seite 405 - at the first barrier they may have to pass, or, on imports, at the port at which they are landed; and on payment thereof, a certificate shall be issued, which shall exempt the goods from all further inland charges whatsoever. " It is further agreed, that the amount of this charge shall
Seite 398 - so appointed by her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, may reside, with his family and establishment, permanently at the capital, or may visit it occasionally, at the option of the British Government. He shall not be called upon to perform any ceremony derogatory to him as representing the sovereign of an independent nation on a footing of
Seite 409 - clearance of the goods and of the amount of duties paid, and deliver the same to the merchant; and shall also certify the facts to the officers of customs of the other ports. All which being done, on the arrival in port of the vessel in which the goods are
Seite 402 - parties themselves, without the interference of the Chinese Government. The number of these boats shall not be limited, nor shall a monopoly in respect either of the boats, or of the porters or coolies engaged in carrying the goods, be granted to any parties. If any smuggling takes place in them,
Seite 410 - subject to confiscation by the Chinese authorities, and the ship may be prohibited from trading further, and sent away as soon as her accounts shall have been adjusted and paid. " ARTICLE XLIX. — All penalties enforced, or confiscations made, under this treaty, shall belong and be appropriated to the public service of the Government of China. "ARTICLE
Seite 403 - be delivered up on due requisition by the Chinese authorities, addressed to the British consul. " ARTICLE XXII. — Should any Chinese subject fail to discharge debts incurred to a British subject, or should he fraudulently abscond, the Chinese authorities will do their