3

82

numerous

piracies and murders

in the Empire of China or Chinese

waters. This man.

man wad

captured

in Hongkong last January by

belonging to a

some seamen

Chinese gunboat but was resoued

- by

the Police

rendition was

2.

a

after

The

which his -

applied for.

case has been

long time before the Police - Court. It was commenced before Mr. Wise who was afterwards removed to the Supreme Court as Aoting Registrar. The evidence

had

had therefore to be taken de novo

by Mr. Mackean, and great. difficulty was for sometime experienced in finding a proper and trustworthy interpreter. This

difficulty

way

was

finally

over come a

on

his

German Missionary who was — passing through Hongkong

home and who spoke the - dialect used by the witnesses, having kindly consented to wait a short time in the Colony and

his assistance.

give

3.

On the 3rd instant the

Police

Mi

Share This Page