In respect of which he
the charge. Committed to prison
on the 29th day of August last past by W. N. G. Mitchell,
Innes .
We have to request that pending
the hearing and decision by the Supreme
Court of the Motion,
which we undertake
to bring on at the earliest possible date, H.E may be pleased to direct the said Chan Sik Cheung alias Ching Sam to be detained in custody.
It is over duty to remark that the prisoner in question will probably be discharged by the Police
Magistrate tomorrow in the case now pending against him, and that, unless
this request be complied with, he
will escape the hands of justice entirely, since N.C. has determined not
to continue his detention pending the
reference to the S. of State .
We have
the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servants,
Caldwell & Wilkinson
The Colonial Secretary to Messrs Caldwell & Wilkinson
Copy
No 1479.
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th September, 1887 .
Gentlemen,
I have the honour, by direction,
to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 22nd instant stating, for the information of H.E. the Acting Governor, that, upon the advice of Counsel, you
have filed in the Supreme Court notice of motion asking for a
rule calling upon ... why the prisoner Chan Sik-Cheung alias Ching Sam should not be delivered up to the Chinese Government and requesting that, pending the hearing and decision of the Supreme
Court of the said motion H.E. might be pleased to direct the said Chan Sik-Cheung alias Ching Sam ...
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