CONFIDENTIAL
FOR
COUNCIL DAILY
EASTERN
a new ordinance on
the lives
suggested by you ought to give complete power to deal with the questions, and I will take
Care that the provisions of the
No.
899
USE OF
OFFICE
C.O.
263
DESPATCH.
HONG KONG
No. 17826
(Subject.)
New Territory
17826 Received
10 JUL 19
Application of Strong Laws
Case
of 2 convicted murderers :
ordinance when
passed
shall
be enforced
submits
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most obedient
Humble Servant
Henry Arthur Blake
Governor
18 July 1899
15520
2143
(Minutes.)
We do not appear to have had any of the actual text of the Proclamation. It shows that the territory was taken over on the 16th April,
It appears that the
murdered for posting
the