Where Si's Salon Peking eno 114. ho 71.53 R 4.30 306 Desp: Reformer Yeung Mon May C.OF 237 17265 My Monder of 16 MAY 041 [of bet 13.1903. Kui Wan at Hong Kong Felony has been unavoidable owing to eternity for references to Hong Kong. Viceroy died in January and it seems to me impossible to demonstrate to the Chinese Govt that he ordered the murder with such evidence as we have. Hong Kong government consider that though there is reasonable doubt of complicity of Canton Chief of Police in the murder, sufficient evidence to convict is lacking.
Under the circumstances I cannot think it possible to prove to prevent Viceroy's justice claim for compensation and I do not see how to enforce it.
I propose to leave it to officer administering the Colony and to acting Consul General to decide in concert whether the prosecution of 3 persons accused of share in the crime shall proceed with the evidence is to my mind lacking in completeness.
Of the 3 actual murderers one was convicted and executed at Hongkong and another was executed by the Canton authorities on the ground of communication with the Hongkong police,