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11 of your despatch N. 42 of the 8th of expril 1879, I have the honour to enclose for your information the printed account of the proceedings. "that appeared in the "Honghong Daily
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Press of the 17th of January 1878, which
newspaper forwarded in the Mail bag
I had in due course
via
already Southampton
in January 1878. By a subsequent mail. bag despatched from here on the 31st__
of January 1878 the newspaper containing
was transmitted
the sentence of the Iudge.
to the Colonial Office, showing that the
Engineers were sentenced to four months and three months imprisonment respectively
2.
I must however apologize
for not having transmitted those
newspapers in covering despatches, as
You
the proceedings
special interest.
3.
were
manifestly of -
I take this opportunity of
reporting that the prisoners petitioned.
me
for
a remission of the sentences, but, having considered the petitions in Coxcentive Council, I
· accede to their prayer.
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unable to
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most Obedient humble Servant,
Hopeffumeng