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whilst the other Magistrate was holding, and which is explained in the accompanying copy of the warrant which the Acting Attorney General issued on the occasion.
The Queen on the prosecution of Henry Lardner Deunys against Li Loi-Whereas the said defendant, Li Loi, has been charged before Ernest Blackean Esquire, a Police Magistrate and one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Colony of Hong-kong, with conspiring, together with one Chan Ayut, to attempt to murder one Leung Afu now detained a prisoner in the gaol of the said colony, and with attempting to murder the said Leung Afu, and further with suborning the said Chan Ayut to commit perjury in certain proceedings that have taken place before Henry Ernest Wodehouse, Esquire, a Police Magistrate and one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said Colony, and the said charge is now pending; and whereas it appears to me that it is not right or proper to proceed any further upon the said charge; these are therefore to authorise and require you to enter or cause to be entered a nolle prosequi upon the said charge as to the said Li Loi, and for so doing this shall be your warrant.
Dated this 15th day of March 1887.
ED. J. ACKROYD,
Acting Attorney General.
To Ernest Mackean, Esq. &c
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Magistracy, Hongkong,
17th May, 1887.
Sir,
In addressing to you the letter which accompanies this communication I have the honour to report that I had previously written the following letter to the Colonial Secretary:
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Sir,
Magistracy, Hongkong,
10th May, 1887.
I have the honour to ack.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient servant,
Ernest Mackean
Police Magistrate.
The Right Honourable
Sir A. Holland, Bart
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies
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