30.
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for making a slip of longue naming four
men who had
been thus ill treated and
demanding their release.
f
these, two were the witnesses Chun-
Kum-Chune and
· Cheong - fook -
thing :. But the third Im
wa mot Czarnedi
agus
and the
fourth Jao Chow-Chien
Q
young
mandarin whom the Viceroy
represented
ao
being very..
indignant at his detention, did
not come to
the Colony
- sent the passenger Lum-
but
tee
in his place - Upon the 100
January
the Acting Viceroy)
wrote another despatch in stronger
terms demanding the immediate
release
" the witnesses and the
of the
surrender of the prisoners. I
have alr
already) reported to Mis Excellency upon these dispatches
I had the honor of
and
that the Chinese
suggesting Authorities should be formally )
notified of the day) fixed for the trial with a request that
the witnesses
might
Mpan the 20
attend.
th January
instant dis Brooke Robertoon the Consul wrote that the
Acting Viceroy finally informed
him "that.
K
regards the vol
ed at at
witness who appeared
voluntay