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discharge the men, and he protested instructions. accordingly request find that when the three criminals Calls Frengdur A - Yii chia, thông cao thu hieu, alias Theng Same, and In a shih were arrested in Hongkong, I forthwith directed Captain Li to take witnesses and complainants to accompany the prisoners at the and de I wrote to enquiry, es to transmit your to Hongkong my request for their rendition.
The criminals in question are notorious robbers of many years' standing, and the crimes which they have committed within the Nan hai, Shun-tê, Sin-hui, Siang-shan districts are very numerous indeed. If owing to the conflicting nature the evidence on this occasion, it is not convenient to hand the direct complaints, I will send trustworthy persons with a list of other crimes which these have committed to proceed to Hongkong for another enquiry into their guilt.
And there could be no harm in the matter, but simply because the evidence happens to be conflicting in one instance, should notorious criminals of long standing be allowed to escape. On receipt of Colonel Li's report, I directed that officer to hand over with all speed additional complainants and trustworthy witnesses to Captain Li for conveyance to Hongkong.
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