closure No. 3 in Mr. Fox's despatch No. 2 of January th. 1909 to Sir
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John Jordan.
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Proclamation by Viceroy Chung on the procedure adopted in b
the case of the death on the 3.5. *Put shen".
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I have been informed by the British Concil-forel
that in the case of the death of a pase mer on the 8.8.
"Matshan" thu defendent was ascertained by him to be a
Portugures subject, nued Noronha, and that he held a trial
to which he summoned the defendunt and the Chinese and
foreign wilnsaeos.
The British Conesl-Tenorul, however, at the time
stated explicitly that the examination which was being held
by him was a preliminary enquiry and was not to be regardedĂ
as a forel trial.
I accordingly requested him to fix a date for a
second trial in proper form, but thu fonal-Cenerul in u
personal interview st my Yoven explained that the trial
would have to be held by the Portuguese fongul-Ceneral,
that he as British Consul-General would be happy to afford
me every assistance in his power short of assuming a juris-
iction which he did not possesi ovur subjects of other
nationalities