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On the 18th. instant, Mr. Yang paid a
further call, having in the meantime interviewed the Viceroy and Governor, who, Mr. Yang stated, had on the strength of the Admiral's report, already memorialized that Hung had been captured and were accordingly unable to return the body. Mr. Yang stated that so far as the Viceroy was concerned, his posi- tion was secure, and that if any irregularity had been commit- ted, the Admiral at the Bogue Forts would have to bear the con- sequence. In fact, he was anxious that the real hung should now be handed over to enable the Viceroy to denounce the Admiral and his subordinates. I replied that after what had occurred 1 was quite confident that the Hongkong Government would refuse to give any assistance for this purpose; and hinted that it was
more probable that His Excellency the Governor would not consent to allow the matter to rest in its present position. Finally,
I impressed upon Mr. Yang that the Admiral had reported that
Hung had been captured; that Hung had, however, never left Hong-
kong and that the obvious conclusion was that the body obtained
by the Hongkong Government had actually been removed from the
Colony.
Canton 20th. April, 1903.
(Sd.) James Scott,
Consul-General.