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12 B.. Htà. Conzulate-denomal, -Canton, 11th. August;· 1901.
Report of the trial of the pirates of the launch. "Perseverance" ·and-of- boi `A. Chang.
· Asting: apon". Mile Scott's:instructions: I attended yesterday:akkho adjourned trial before the lamhoi. Nagistrate of the `oziminais extradited frem. Hongkong in scansetisu: mith; the "Perseverance" piracy: and, of“heli Shengi.
:At:the:
›bittløy<British¬dating ́ Sóocal :ut Samabai nas, present, the four prisoners charged with:the offence:of Pirmey,on: the:Lanach: "Porseverance” panely bing. Ya. Kuei, Cheng. Ya. In, Fong:Chiu-Fu-and Bock Pu were board is their own defence.
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Liang Ya Kuoi deposed that he took passage with-fang, on»ihe ·Lannob *Perseverance" for lacas/bo:sos:a fellow+-fisherman Obang Ta. Tapɛnho, had gone ta. Kaoso: for:hászhenláb,-Tany/all÷thous kiang; Cheng; andəPong started to return:by:the:"Perseverance” the 3 sano-days: Then:eft: "Fong - iso. Tai*: at: about:3. puña: the Ibmachɛwas-pirated,ɗthe pasuongove·vore drizes · dowa:into. She Torshodd po and he : was robbed, ofɑsone-clotben.; Next.
· day he took, passado:by: the: "Shih ́ko" passenger-boat for Gunton;› where ́ha shipped, on-board the S2S.} "Pamen* for Hongkong."It : was, on the = "Rowan*: thatghép, together with: Cheng: mad. Fong:vere: arrested for the pirasy,“
this, evidenzeg-be:vas: rabbed, af::sonS. 29887
the imprisoned, paomanĝera: none released by: a/unflow. on: the morning of“ the 4tho-and. She: finoff. of: the: "Persevamance®: helped:thon-hinuulf and two compantoas_with:several akbers to, prnosed: to: thu: "Shih-ka"; further :the Gaphatn (and⋅ sose.of the orew, of: the:"Perseveranog" identified, then sin.the Hongkong Saol:and-szomerated them from couplicity in the piracy.
Fans Chin: Fa corroboratedɛ the evidence. af÷biang; and Chenga-stated that [the: "Bernevesanos";pas/paa:asbone:ah:"Chin:Fang Thàn1⁄2and‹that-he Babaniderosognise the>Shroff÷who:helped thon,«le:was <kbw>non/of¤the ... owner, of: the: "Kuangli1⁄2 fishing: bost:and:eas:arrested:because:when Cheng \\was'noised,ɛho:case forward:nað”slained:hân:ag:his, Assistant.
- Hosâ Pursaidɛho was :arrastod. on:the:"Powan”: on: the:obarge of complicity in the piracy: an unknown, person, had: assumed him he did, not know, biang .or Chang,
(adjourned. faz :the:appearance. of; the witnesSQ82^
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wa? Rafons (Posuming the hearing of: the ease yesterday,
vi hades chest conseruation: with:the:Hagistrato in the course of which be