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subsequently arrived at with the assistance of of the present
rovincial Treasurer Mr.Ma Yu hang, but early in August of this year some dispute arose as to the teras of the settlement,
and Mr.Ch'en Tou ch'a, the Director of the Company came to 614
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Canton on August 7th, to talk matters over with those concerned. Not being fully conversant with details, he telegraphed to Hongkong for Ch'en Tao-hang, the Company's Manager to come to Janton and assist. The latter arrived here on August 8th, and in the afternoon of that day was arrested, I am told without a warrant,in the Oriental Hotel on the Canton Bund by a squad of soldiers, who took him off to Military Read- quarters. There he was knooked about, struck by rifle butts, loaded with chains and flung into a filthy call along with several other prisoners. News of his arrest was without loss of
ius conveyed to me by his wife, who was staying at the hotel with hin, and I at once despatched a sæber of my staff to ask you for an explanation and to request bis surrender to me. You stated that he was suspected of havin; anted as a spy in hoang for eneral Lung Chi-kuang some years ago, that he was in the hands of the Military Authorities and that therɔ was rothing to show that he was a British subject, although proofs of his having been registered as such were produced. fr.Hilton then went on to Military Headquarters where equally he waJ denied satisfaction. I am oredibly informed and have every reason to believe that unless I had so promptly intervened.
and telegraphed directly to the Commander-in-Chier the
(prisoner would have been shot out of hand. After I had
furnished you with indubitable proofs of his British Nationality, |the Vice-Monsul was eventually on August 12th allow to ann 'h'en, and after having undergone a so called preliminary examination he received better treatment, but even so, his health is being seriously undermined by imprisonment, previous 1l1-treatment and anxiety. In the intervening thren wenks
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