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to frout Britain for punishment. My former request that
you would move the Governor of Hongkong to send an officer
to Main-an with the witnesses, to facilitate a trial und
the p nishment of the offender, was therefore strictly
in accordance with the Tranty.
As you are doubtless quite aware, criminals char-
red with robbery and murder of this kind are dealt with
very much more severely in thina then under the penal
code of Great Britain. "ince, therefore, the prisonur
will be dealt with by the Chinese officials with the
greatest possible severity, I have again the honour to
request that you will move the Governor of Hongkong to
send an officer with the witnesses to 'sin-un, in order
that the prisoner may be brought to trial and sentenced,
I avail etc. "
(Coul of Governor-General.)