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end.

is the difficulty and only long experience of Chinese and Indian

witnesses

can meet it satisfactorily

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ve atre

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accused, but if we are to look into the evidence and ...

decide for ourselves, doubts and ... difficulties must arise for the evidence is far from satisfactory, and on many points incomplete; the question for the Governor in Council to decide is

21. Taking all these doubtful point

and suspicions circumstances into consideration does the evidence as a

whole fail to support the conclusion arrived at by the Magistrate.

22. And do they induce to such

clear and

strong opinion that the Governor is constrained to differ from the Magistrate.

L.of Edw J. Ackroyal.

6" Sept 7/8").

292

((res. Dennys & Broscop to Acting Colonial Secretary. (Copy)

Lin,

No 60, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong, August 30th 1887.

under a

With reference to Chan Sik-cheng alias Ching Sam at present detained in Victoria Gaol. Warrant of committal issued by Peter Mitchell - Imes.

have the honour to ack H.E. the Administrator through to release the prisoner.

Should however H.E. intend to -hand Chan Fik-Cheung over to the Chinese Authorities, we are instructed to apply to the Supreme Court for a writ of Habeas Corpus, and therefore should be glad if you would

allow

due time will be allowed us

The Ston. S. Stewart, 14D.

Acting Colonial Secretary

to

...

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be a may

attach to it? the whole of it tumped up save from beginning to

This

end.

is the difficulty and only long experience of Chinese and Indian

witnesses

can meet it satisfactorily

20. If we

ve atre

take it ao

to read the evidence and

tine, there

of the guilt of the

aan

be no douth

accused, but if we are to look into the evidence and ...

decide for ourselves, doubts and ... difficulties must arise for the evidence is far from satisfactory, and on many points incomplete; the question for the Governor in Council to decide is

21. Taking all these doubtful point

and suspicions circumstances into consideration does the evidence as a

whole fail to support the conclusion arrived at by the Magistrate.

2.2. And do they induce to such

clear and

strong opinion that the Gavernor is constrained to differ from the Magistrate.

L.of Edw J. Ackroyal.

6" Sept 7/8").

292

((res. Dennys & Broscop to Acting Colonial Secretary. (Copy)

Lin,

No 60, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong, August 30th 1887.

under a

With reference to Chan Sik-cheng alias Ching Sam at present detained in Victoria Gaol. Warrant of committal issued by Peter Mitchell - Imes.

have the honour to ack H.E. the Administrator through to release the prisoner.

Should however H.E. intend to -hand Chan Fik-Cheung over to the Chinese Authorities, we are instructed to apply to the Supreme Court for a writ of Habeas Corpus, and therefore should be glad if you would

allow

due time will be allowed us

The Ston. S. Stewart, 14D.

Acting Colonial Secretary

to

...

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