the 13 criminals now said to be in
custody in Siangtan.
I have, &c. (signed), A R. Hewlett
Consul.
Translation
Viceroy
23.
557
to Her Majesty's Consul.
8th day of 2nd Moon, you
"Year
7th day of March, 1881.
Rendition of 13 criminals.
The Viceroy has to make
communication
for
the
information
of Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
On the 26th of February, Gong
Lun Fang,
a native
of
the Siang-shin
District, appeared at the Viceroy's
Yamen, and presented a petition
stating that he was
aggrieved, in that
his grandfather Gong King Foo, a Senior
Licentiate,
was
on the morning of
the 22nd November last wilfully
murdered, together with two servants