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Viceroy Ts'ên to Mr. Campbell.
KUANG HSU.XXX.3.17.
May 2nd, 1904.
Sir:-
I have the honour to state, with reference to the
case of Hung Ch'üan Fu, that, in accordance with my
instructions, the Foreign Deputy, Taotai Wên Tsung Yao,
in conjunction with the Military Secretariat and the
Central Bureau of Police, summoned the witnesses and at
various times made a thorough investigation of the
crime.
British officers were also appointed by you to
attend the sittings of the Court and to watch the pro-
ceedings.
I have now decided, as the result of these inves-
tigations that the following punishments shall be in-
flicted on the guilty parties:
(1) Admiral Ho Chang Ch'ing shall be removed from
his post;
(2) The murderer Chang Tso T'ing shall be executed
forthwith. The date of execution will be
notified to you in order that an officer sent
by you may witness it;
(3)