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His Excellency asked me if a prisoner taken on account of piracy would be handed on to the Chinese Government on condition that a guarantee be given that we should be allowed to inflict the punishment, and that a British official should have the right to satisfy himself that it was not lenient. He agreed.
This saying that to inflict punishment was not in accordance with Chinese law, and he himself was always disposed to be lenient.
I have the honour to be the obedient Servant,
Aung Arthahe
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loss involved under destroying
Threat of thing good having been done. Sheer fire would have caused larger and more efficacious loss.
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His Excellency asked me if a prisoner taken on account of piracy would be handed on to the Chinese Government on condition that a guarantee be given that we should be allowed to inflict the punishment, and that a British official should have the right to satisfy himself that it was not lenient. He agreed.
This saying that to inflict punishment was not in accordance with Chinese law, and he himself was always disposed to be lenient.
I have the honour to be the obedient Servant,
Aung Arthahe
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loss involved under destroying
Threat of thing good having been done. Sheer fire would have caused larger and more efficacious loss.
7
His Excellency asked me if a prisoner taken on account of piracy would be handed on to the Chinese Government on condition that a guarantee be given that we should be allowed to inflict the punishment, and that a British official should have the right to satisfy himself that it was not lenient. He agreed.
This saying that to inflict punishment was not in accordance with Chinese law, and he himself was always disposed to be lenient.
I have the honour to be the obedient Servant,
Aung Arthahe
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