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Hon. Sec.
Hongkong, 28th
July, 1899.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1899,
BIRTHERN
On s3rd July, at 4, Ewa Tumace, Shanghai, the wife of Eric H. Hudson, of a daughter,
UN DEATH
Al No. 15 Souchiuw Road, Shanghai, on the 23rd of July, ARTHUR LEWIS COOPER, aged 28 years, dearly beloved and youngest son of the late William Cooper, M.I.CE Bombay.
The
Hongkong elegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1809.
TELEGRAMS.
(By Telegraph.)"
Special to the Hongkong Telegraph."
CHINA AND JAPAN.
TIENTSIN, July 25th.
8.50 a.m.
FONO YA
ged at the ACORRESPONDENT informs us that a thermot Supreme Court for
meter reading, taken on H.M.S. Tamar the afternoon further charged at the Ma
other day, showed a temperature pl 126 Que espondent thinks that this is a record for that he did with others not
Sal Kew and steal the China Station. We can assure him that we assauk upon one Le Jacket from her, and was sentenced to three find a tempemture of 970 in our office quite months hard labour.
DANAS CEüficient, for our humble wants, and while
YET another robbery has to be reconted and this time from an anah, in broad daylight, in the Botanic Gardens. How is it that such lawlessness is allowed to prevail? It seems evident that it must be due to the depletion of the Hongkong Police force becoming known
to the bad characters of the Colony,
THE Chungking correspondent of the Chias Gazette, writing on the oth instant Bays We have heard with deep regret of the death of the Rov. O. Williams, M.A. of q. 1. M, Pa cheo, which took place at his station on the evening of 30th June from typhoid fever, Mr. Williams gave up the rectorship of a flourish- Two Japanese warships, the Nanvakan ing congregation in Leeds, England, about ten years ago to give his life for the evangelization and Takasagokan, are at Taku. The Japa-of the Chinese. He leaves a widow and six nese Admiral is at Peking and, the young sons with whom we deeply sympathize in this Prince Komatsu at Taku.
sore bereavement. Received at 8.55 a.m. Published at 10a.m.
This message was delayed in transmission.
Ed., H.K.T]
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE TRANSVAAL.
LONDON, July-zúth,
The Johannesburg Conspiracy case has been abandoned and the prisoners released.
FRANCE.
General Négrier has been removed from the post of member of the Supreme Council of War for having addressed the cominander of an, Army Crops who attacked the Goverment for not defending the Army and who added, we will act if the Government does not.
YESTERDAY alleinoon, says the China Gazette of 24th instant, word was received at the British Consulate that pilot Boat No. 4 was ashore on the South Bank; her only Eumpean ccupant (Pilot W. Roberts) adding that the wessel was being pirated by the people in the vicinity against whom he begged for protection. Me Carvill, the Shipping Vice Condul, last to time in obtaining the services of a tug boat on which he pat Consular Constable Brann, and two Municipal police officers, and sent her away to the assistance of the disabled craft. Up to the time of going to press they had not
returned.
extending our sympathy-to the parboiled crew of the Zuur, we trust that they will not insist our spending an hour or so on boarch. The very thought of 120° causes us to shudder.
THE UN L0000 HURDER CASE.
Owing to the continued indisposition of Mr. J. Finncis, Q.C., the Un-Loong murder case was, this morning, adjourned until Monday next...
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GYMKHANA AND CONCERT AT
MOUNT AUSTIN.
"THE UN-LOONG MURDERERS
- Tão following Patton has been forwarded to us for pub
ZAPETITION
To His Excellency Sit. Houry
(G.COM.G, Governor,, and: Comutandy "Chief of the Colony of Hongkong i
and Vice A Dependencies,
niml of the Same.)
ifs
The Humble: Petitions of John Jos Francis, Barrister-at-Law, one of fler Majesty's Counsel learned in the Law in and for the Colony of Hongkong. •'s Most respectfully sheweth's
That at a Special Criminal Seasons of the Supreme Court of this Colony holden on the 29th day of June last past, Tang Tsing St and Cheong Ting were convicted of the murder of Tung Cheong on the 18th day of April, 1899, at Un Loong in the Colony of Hongkong, and were on the 5th day of July instant sentenced by His Honour Mr. Goodman, Acting Chief Justice of Hongkong, to suffer, death by hang- ing for their said crime.
MERMAN La
extr
ordinary." "pow other than legislative in
and must be consistent, with the nature of the concussion, a lease for a limited, period years that 'n power to wholly abrogate Chinese law and introduce English law the New Territory is wholly inconsistent the existence of a mere leasehold interest, that it is impossible that the Emperor of Ching could be Intended to confer plenary powers on the legislative and judicial English Government and Court as he had alread granted 'nway to other Powers all his powers-legislative, and judicial-over their respective subjects that Her Majesty cannot by Her Orders-in-Council confer upon Her Governors and Couris powers in excess of those conferred on Her by the Conventiou of the 9th June, 1898 and that the trial and condemnation of the slid Tang Tsing Sr and Cheong Ting on the 5th July, lást are and ought to be held to be null and void and of no effect.
Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays
That Your Excellency, will not give effect to the sentence of the said Supreme Court on the said Tsang Teing. Sz and, Cheong Ting, but will reprieve the pris soners and will refer the question of the Jegality or otherwise of the sentence pro-
Government under the provisions of soc tion 407 of the Rules and Regulations for Her Majesty's Colonial Service And your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray, &c., &c.
„JNO, JE FRANCIS.
2. That such conviction and sentence was His Excellency General Gascoigne (who wholly illegal and unjustifiable, the said town is absent at Sam Chun) and the or village of Un Loong being place within oficers of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers are to the New Territory recently leased by the im be highly congratulated on their scheme for perial Chinese Government to Her Majesty the the better training of nur soldiers, necessitated
not by the ardeous conditions under which the Queen and where the laws of England are
now and never have been in force E campaigns of the future will undoubtedly, have
3. That the Order-in-Connell dated the 20th day of October, 1898, and published in The to be fought. To be able to shoot straight is of vital importance, so is to have sufficient Hongkong Goverment Gaselle of 8th April,nounced against them to Her Majesty's staminn in the troops to be able to suffer the 1899, and the Proclamation of Your Excellency hardships that warlare entails; but a perfect of the 8th day of April, 180, purporting to give soldier must have these two qualities combined, effect to the said Order-in-Council and fixing a and it is with this object in view that the inte for the provisions of the said Order in events in the gymkhana, the finals of which Council to commence to take effect, are hull were decided yesterday, were arranged. The
and void and of no effect, in so far as they event that excited most interest, and for which direct that from a certain date all Laws and rich trophy has been presented by His Ex-Ordinances then in force in Hongkong shall clency General Gascoigne, was a competition take effect in the said New Territories. the conditions of which are us nearly as possi ble similar to those a squad or section of men would experience on active service Briefly stated they were, a team composed of tight men under the command of a N. C. O. chosen from each company of the battalion, have to double over ditches, boulders and nullahs, up hill and down dale, the course chosen faitly representing cross country obstacles, and being approximately 1,000 yards in length. When the have to fire three volleys at langets with fixed siglit, that is a range within 500 yards. Certain
this, that it cannot will be considered an easy ber of hits on ile target. It will be seen from mace and that the winning team hias to be composed of "good man; and true," and that to hit a mark after running 100 yards over but are save the much more cosential but at the same time much more essential jhan at the Bisley ranges, when sighting shots, wind gauges and paints are allowed. It must be re- each man being independant of the oilier, but the whole section lind to be manoeuvred and act throughout as one integral body, this of course, brings a good share of the responsibility on to the N. CO., and considering how im- portant their duties are on the field of battle, it is very meet that they should have opportuni" ties of showing how they can bear the strain it need hardly be mentioned how vast is the moral effect of seeing a well dis ciplined force advancing, without noise and disorder. It approaches and is as near skin as possible on this earth to the scientists theoretical irresistible force.
1 CORRESPONDENCE SO No. 1180.00 Colonial Secretary's Office,
O Hongkong, 1st July, 1899 That in so far as Her Majesty's sald Order Sir-In answer to your letter of the oth... in Council purports to extend to the said New Territories all Laws and Ordinances in force instant enclosing a l'etition by you to His in the Colony of Hongkong: front a date to be Excellency the Governor for the reprieve of thereafter fixed by Proclamation, the said Tang Tsing Stand Cheung Tin, I'm directed Order-in-Council is lira Firer cand of no to inform you that His Excellency submitted effect, because such extension of English law by telegraph to the Secretary of State for the In a recent issue we gave an instance of a
to the said: New Territories and to the inhabi. Colonies your contention that Her Majesty has conjuror not being quite appreciated. It
tants thereof is wholly unauthorized by the no power to make laws for the New Territory, terms of the Convention of the 9th day of June and that a reply has been received from the appears that a few days after he had made of team has arrived at the end of the course, they 1808, made between Her Majesty the QueenSecretary of State to the effect that he is ad with the four rings, he was emboldened to try
and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of vised by the Law Officers of the Crown that it again on Messrs. Falconer and Co, but this
your contention cannot be supported. That in and by the said New Temtories are leased, not ceded, to
Your most obedient servant,
1H STEWART LOCKHART, Her Majesty, for a term of 99 years. The said
Colonial Secretary. and given into custody, charged and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, Detective-sergt
New Territories are therefore still under the Collett, on seeing the description of the man
territorial sovereignty of the Emperor of China Francia, Esq. Q.C wanted for the robbery of the rings, had the master and assistant of the shop up to see if they could indentify the prisoner, which they did, with the result of adding six more months to his term of incarceration,
and Godown Co., Ld., at Kowloon, where each second reading of the Naval Works Bill, said time he was caught red-handed with a watch, marks are allotted for speed, drill and for.num. China., Sund: Convention the have the honour to be, Sir..
!
will
Goods are landed.
Goods not cleared by the 3rd August, be subject to rent.
No. Fire Insurance has been effected. All ship damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Co. within ten days of steamer's antival, after which no claims will be recognised
MCGREGOR BROS. & GOW.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1899.
AN APPEAL,
19733
HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN THE SUPER ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Past Ports, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.
THE NAVAL WORKS BILL.. Mr Austen, Chamberlain, in moving the that the inmense increase of the fleet demand. ed an increase of Docks and proposed to build a new one at Chatham, two at Malta, a large one at Simons Bay and a smaller one at Hong. kong; 550 ft. long and 95 ft. wide, also a foal ing dock, at Beimuda.
CRICKET. Surrey has defented the Australians by 104 runs.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE. The Pence Conference at the Hague has concluded its sitting.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:- On the 28th at 11.55 am. The barometer has fallen on the E. coast of China and is little changed elsewhere. Pressure remaius low in the Ses of Japan. Gradients slight for S.W. to Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs S.E. wirds on the China coast. FORECAST and Collars renewed on old ones.
Ladies and Children's Under-clothing Chil-Light or moderate S.W. winds; fair. dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be-supplied, if required.
The Superioress will also be most grateful for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, who are taught by the Sisters.
Hongkong, 22nd April, 1892. --
Intimation.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THREE Chinamen where this morning at the Magistracy sentenced to two months, for being in possession of 16 rifles, and so revolvers without a licence from the Government. THE Prussian government is bending every energy to securing the passage of the Rhine Elbe canal bill. The government has issued a declamation in which it cimphasizes the necessity of accepting the project and promises com pensation to the agricultural districts and the
the Midland channel:
A. S. WATSON & Co., industrial enterprises which may be injured by
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"IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS
MESSRS, Dalls and Musgrave are receiving enthusiastic, receptions at Singapore, having crowded houses for "A Pair of Spectacles" given on the 19th inst., The Silver King"
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SHERRIES. played on the 20th, and the Sign of the Cross"
1hr dex. Case.
$10.80
BSUPERIOR Pale Day,. dinner wine. Green: Scal Capsule
PALE MANZANILLA, NATURAL SHERRY, White Capsule
COUPERIOR OLD Day, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red Soul Capsule
D.—VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE Day, choice old wine, White Seal Capsule
E. EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD PAZE DRI, very finest quality, Black Sea Capsule (Old Bottled
on the following night. Mr. Dallas was given a benefit on the Monday following, when "Charley's Aunt," was performed.
THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Sa- turday) evening from 8 pm. to 9.30 p.m
PROGRAMME :'
Stald Verdi. "Aanlei
Florence Pastoral scene "igs Hums "Quand tu chants" Gavood "Cleopatra "... Albert
March
Euphonium plusi
12.00
Fantasia Song
Calop
**One by one"
Imastinleri"
God save the Queen.
THE only coasting sicutner to arrive at Shanghai 12.00 fortwo days, says the China Gazette of zoth ins
Lant, was the Wuchang which got in 10-day from Tientsin after a terribly rough voyage. She substained no damage, however, though the captain had such an anxious time that he was twenty-four hours on the bridge. We have not yet seen the vessel's report. The steamer Tatung which arrived this afternoon from the river had to anchor. from Thursday till this morning at North Tree..
14.40
20.40
BC, and CC are excellent dinner Wines and suitable for invalide and delicate stomachs and are after-dinner Wines of a very superior
All are true Xores Wines
ottles and smaller quanti
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Const
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ON the 24th instant the transfer of British Consular lot 112, the subject of the Browett foreshore suit at Shanghai, was completed to Mr. V. Lyman, an American citizen, on the ground, the Ching Gazelle supposes, that American lay clings more tenaciously to the rights of private individuals against corporations than British law, and that more efficient pro tection will be rendered to the American than the British landholder by his government. The move, our contemporary understands, has very much upset the Municipal Council, who are not likely to get much change out of the American Consul it the rights of one of his stibjects are affected,
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Hongkong, 2nd July, 1809.
and revert to him at the expiration of the said by die Onday Praya Central, Victoria term of 99 years, and the inhabitants thereof are sill Chinese subjects although for some: pur poses, and for a limited period placed under receipt, the Government of Her Majesty and bf Her: It came
:::16. That it is
membered also that it was not a mere rush, Officer: Male inconsistent with theil
have the honour to acknowledge your letter No. 1180 of the 71st inst to hand last evening too late to reply
deeply regret that in a matter of such imi«, portance, affecting the lives of the two Chinese under sentence of death, and the rights and liberties of so many other of the Inhabitants of the New Territories, His Excellency the Go vernor has though it to submit the difficult questions of law raised by my-petition by telegraph instead of by the ordinary course of post.
Unless any petition was wired
Secretary
of State in its entirety it would be almost im possible for him to submitaease fortife opinion of the Law Officers of the form as to clicit, which it would be
"the Law
the petition was, point. If I we the message.sent case submitted for Officers, from the under reply i should that the point had seen entirely missed I have never confended
ments in the letter now
contended
terms of the said Convention and with the nature of the transaction thereby evidencad, that while the territorial sovereignty of the Emperor of Chim therein is preserved and his reversion in the said territories accured, the laws.bitherto prevailing within the said tern tories should be wholly and satirely abrogated and new laws, both civil and criminal, of a totally different character and based on wholl other principles, should be introduced and chiomed therein for a term of years, and that then the temitory and the people should, revert again to the laws of Chilla at the end of the said The Adjutant Captain. Dabell and Lieut. term. By Chinese law property belongs to and Rotherham were entrusted with judging the
descends in the family as a whole. By English "drill." shown by the competing teams, while law property belongs to the individual and Captain Richards checked the hits on the tu descends to individuals”. It is inconceivable, gets. Six teams were left in for the final, the that the framers of the convention could have prize being won by "B" Co., while "F" Coms intended to allow, in territory only leased, not We are glad to leam in the interests of the pany were second. The trophy is the property ceded, such a wholesale alienation of the laws public, says the China Gazetic, that our of the winning team for three months, but regulating the ownership and descent of pro-
any team can issue a challenge for ineer and Surveyor's Department of the Munciled were n Potatoe race won by said convention is, that the New Territory shall the Law Officers of the Crown would be paragraph the other day referring to the Eng ownership. The other two finds to be de-perty, to operate for a limited period only that Her Majesty had no power to make laws
That the true intent and meaning of the for the New Territory," If I had iepat Council has resulted in the Council Lee-Corpl. Tomlinson; with Pte. Eynott second; be included within the boundaries of the right in their opinion that such c.contenti dispensing with the services of one of the re-and the Mount Austin Stakes, described by Colony of ilonglong and that the Government could not be supported. cently engaged surveying assistants. Probably a competitor as a "terrible race. The course thereof shall be administered by the Governor
was about a mile in length, stretching from of Fongkong and his officers to the exclusion, before long the public will insist on an invest the summit of one hill down into the valley of all Chinese governors and officers, but the gation into the working of this Department and up another bill As is well known there the power of Government shall be limited to which is certainly being rumor the most liberal are no-roads, not even-foot-paths up and down the necessities of defence and protection and scale. The Assistant Engineer and Surveyor the hills around the Peak, and so this race shall not be inconsistent with the tenure letst called out all the individual's ingenuity. He hold-under which the new territory is held, who arrived here in March of last year, on a
started at one point and all he had to do was three years' agreement, has had his salary raised to get the top of the lifl opposite. Sergt. Davies from Tis. 250 to Tis. 335 per month Mr. Wicks, was first, with Tie, Davies a very good second,. the Surveyor from Singapore, who is engaged the finish being very exciting. Unfortunately our representive was unable to obtain the by the Municipal Council for the survey of the times and other detalls in these race new districts lately added to the Settlement, & doubt these would have been biost interesting to receive a salary of Tls, 225 per month. The to compare with others that will take place in Modi, the future.
At the close of the gymkhana the women and children of the regiment were entertained. to a high tea provided by the generosity of Major Morris; the popular officer commanding the battalion. To f
above facts do not appear in the Council's pub: lished minutes.
as
CONCERT, IN RECREATION ROOM
no
that the law to be administered shall be
Chinese laiv
B. That the only clause in the Convention
relating to jurisdiction is the fourth
It is at the same time agreed, that within the city of Kowloon the Chinese officials now
stationed there shall continue to exercise. jurisdiction & &c. Within the remainder of the newly fenced territory. Great Britain, shall have sole jurisdiction...
That inthe said clause the word is used twice and both times in the that is the sense of administering
the laws
That the word jurisdi necessarily imply, the power laws. It is far more frequen and that the nature of the more limited senso between Her Majesty's Cou Government of the Empire of China instead of a concession, necessitates restrained signification,
10 That the rights and pow tion confchred upon Her Maj Convention are powers to be
a foreign country, that is, with of His Majesty the Emperor 11: That much powers can by Her Majesty, under the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, (59 Chap 37)
Mic Slade (instructed by Messrs. Deacon and Hastings) sued, on behalf of Chan Wing, Li Fuk chun for $7694.93. Mr. Slade read a letter from Messrs. Mounsey and Bruiton, defendant's
All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy lawyers, stating that they had no authority and though the work of training had been made from their client, who was in Canton, to appear diversion is never without its benfits: So Lieut interesting and palatable as possible, a little so the case was undefended. The petition set Walwyn was requested to get up a concert forth that Chan Wing had lent defendant the which he did with very great success. No one sum of $7,000 at 8 per cent. interest per who has had the pleasure of being present at Chinese month, and received as security a. any of the social functions held in the large mortgage on some property that the defendant hall at Mount Austin Barracks, has failed to be struck with the adaptability, of the place for owned by will from his father. The interest balls and concerts, and what with the good had now mounted up to 8674.93 making the singing, step dancing, Dr. Harley entertain total sum sued for $767493. Defendant Sarment, and last, but not least, the coolness entered a suit last January in the Supreme of the atmosphere, last night's concert can be reckoned as decidedly a very great Court, trying to upset the will by which he be success. The rear of the hall and balcony at came entitled to one two-fifth share of his the end was given up solely to the uncomis- father's property, the mortgage on which signed ranks, leaving space for about five rows 12. That only by virtue plaintiff held; this case is still pending, the of chairs in the front for the officers and their of that Act Her Majesty argument being that the will cited in the friends.
Court in any British pos mortgage being upset the mortgage therefore His Excellency the Governor, Sir, H. Blake which Her Majesty may became null and void. Chad Wing gure G.C.M.G, was present and seemed to thorough foreign country, and it has evidence and handed His Lordship the mort by the enjoy programme, which was composed of the Judicial Committee of age. His Lordship gave judgentent for the plain selections from the one given at the Volunteer the case of the Imperial A SERIOUS bicycle accident happened at tiff, which now enables him to foreclose.
Parade Ground last Monday Mesar versus the P & O. Comp Hart, Richardson, Palmer, and Howell, Law Reports Appealy Singapore on the afternoon of the tigh inst. On the 24th, instant the bouse dag of the the Welsh Glee Singers, and Lieut. Walwyn Orders in Council can While Mr. Monteiro was riding along the Mercantile Marine Officers Association at being the performers. The band of the Court any esplanade, he was run into by a horse and dog- Shanghai was suspended half mast owing to regiment played during the evening and been acqu cart, driven by a Malay, with such force that the death of Arthur Lewis Cooper, the youngest accompanied the different performers. The 13 from which he is not expected to recover. The Bombay, and who was brother to Dr. Cooper benefit of better, light and the audience, were in fored o the shaft pierced his body, inflicting a wound son, of the late William Cooper, M.I.C.E. of whole entertainment was superior to the one day of C
in the open air, as the performers had then the Malay was arrested and charged with driving of that Settlement. The deceased was the last enabled to hear the words better. Dr. Harley Hongkongy so rashly and negligently as to endanger human survivor of the ship's company of the ill-fated was also retained to give an exhibition from his the Supre life. The case was postponed, bail refused, but we which was sunk in a collision at Woonworld of wonders and fairly surprised the punish
spectators with his marvellous tricks of hand. on the following day, on the application of Mr. | sung on April 30th, 1890, Mr. Cooper being at His patter, 160, is remarkably adapted to the ulter Van Cuylenberg, bail of 43,000 was granted the time second officer. The only other person soldier, he baving had large experience among Bubbling, Well who escaped from that disaster was Mir, Small Them The Welsh Gleo, Singers, with a soln
by Plex Lodwick, were highly who died sometime Welshmen in the body of the morning off. Park the second
Through His lon
the Chorny, very good stained, the audience know
minutes Interva was, dressed
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after ago from feve
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Her Majesty has undoubted power to make laws for the New Territory, laws, regulating such matters as Police, Sanitation, & Rộn Her Majesty has undoubted power to make- laws constituting Courts both Civil and Crim minal and defining and regulating the jurisdic tion of Her Courts and Magistraten. Her
not inconsistent with the fact that the New. Territory is only held under lease, MARSIT
Majesty has power to make all-laws that are
My contention is set forth very clearly in the 3rd and 4th paras of my peliuong All the other paras ture by way of argument I there say that the Order 20th October last is null and voi effect in so far as it directs all
and: ordinances then in force in Hongkong to effect in the New Territories
Under the circumstances again respectfully urge that the men now awaiting execu should be reprieved, until the whole case their favour has been subrunted in adequate form to the Laws Officers of the Crown and to the Privy C
Stry
FRANCIS, Hart, CAG
ORIENTAL
The