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Minute of His Excellency, the Governor of Hongkong.

61. 417 until such accusation shall be proved.

of Hong Kong fitting tongue. – be fit for divination or examination, after and that, as the fullest opportunity has been given to the accusers in this instance, to establish their accusation, the Persons accused, have been ordered to be released, and allowed to return to their Homes, and that no further proceedings are admissible.

These remarks, and translations of the Chief Magistrate's Communications to and from the Magistrate of Junon are to be appended to the trial, and a Copy of the whole prepared for transmission to Her Majesty's Government.

I have omitted to notice the further Petition of the accusers (vide document H.), the contents of which are alluded to and reported on, in the Chief Magistrate's letter of the 26 Instant.

It is hardly credible, that a Reich, after being carelessly buried in a moist, hot climate such as that of China, should remain discoverable after a lapse of upwards of four months, but even admitting the fact to be so, and that the LANGVO are discoverable, the remarks I have already made fully apply to them.

[Signed] Wm. Forthinger.

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Minute of His Excellency, the Governor of Hongkong. 61. 417 until such accusation shall be proved. of Hong Kong fitting tongue. – be fit for divination or examination, after and that, as the fullest opportunity has been given to the accusers in this instance, to establish their accusation, the Persons accused, have been ordered to be released, and allowed to return to their Homes, and that no further proceedings are admissible. These remarks, and translations of the Chief Magistrate's Communications to and from the Magistrate of Junon are to be appended to the trial, and a Copy of the whole prepared for transmission to Her Majesty's Government. I have omitted to notice the further Petition of the accusers (vide document H.), the contents of which are alluded to and reported on, in the Chief Magistrate's letter of the 26 Instant. It is hardly credible, that a Reich, after being carelessly buried in a moist, hot climate such as that of China, should remain discoverable after a lapse of upwards of four months, but even admitting the fact to be so, and that the LANGVO are discoverable, the remarks I have already made fully apply to them. [Signed] Wm. Forthinger.
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bo.

proved-

minute of minute of

His Exacleway,

His Excelle

the Governor the Governor te

Hongkong.

61.

417

until such accusation shall be powed. of Hong thong fitting tong. – be fit for divichement or examinecation, after and that, as the fullest opportunity has

been

to the accusers in this instance, given to establish their accusation, the Persons

accused, have been ordered to be released, and allowed to return to their Homes, and

that no further proceedings

adunishable.

these remarks, and translations of the thief. Magistrate's Communications to from the Magistrate of Junon

and

to be appended to the trial,

AKA

et

DAR/

a

Copy

of the whole prepared for transmission

to Sher Ma

Majesty's

Government .

I have omitted to notice the after

Petition of the accusers

the contuts of which

(vide document. H. )

are alluded to and

reported on, in the Chief Magistrate's letter

of the 36 Berstant.

It serves

hardly credible, that a Reich,

after being carelessly buried in a

moist,

hot climate such as that of China, choult

Q

lapse of upwards of four months, but even

admitting the fact to be so, and that the

LANGVO

discoverable,

the remarks I have

abreasy made fully apply to them.–

[ligned) Newry Fothinger..

be

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