parties named, and
78
78
and on the 16th
2.
they returned
together, bringing with them the person who had been shortly preceded by the 7th and
chief defendant Soittow. That person appeared voluntarily before
with complaint of
having been falsely accused, from feelings of
animosity, and innocently brought into danger of death."..
By
this representation, and complaint,
it would at first appear that the accused in this
Case
residing in
Hong Kong, have
which the Defendant
20
good
witnesses
be tried.
and punished, and I have therefore to request, that you will either
convey
any evidence you may possess,
to me,
or send over the
witnesses themselves, to be confronted with
the defendant, and questioned fully, so that the truth of the
case
may
be discovered.
If it be found that the charge of adultery
rest on good evidence, it will then be
not too late, to act in such a
manner as
7
ad
the
Letter from the Chief Magistrate of Hong Kong to the Chinese Magistrate of Xiangshan.
79.
426
the supplementary arrangement, shall provide.
(Signed) E. J. Maine
Chief Magistrate.
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Translation..
A communication from Law, Chief Magistrate of the District of Xiangshan, to Major E. J. Maine, Chief Magistrate of Hong Kong, and its Dependencies.
On the 22nd of August I received,
a communication stating, that the men
Jung fat, and the other Policemen of this District, having received
a warrant, directing them to
apprehend certain criminals at Thai- a place within the jurisdiction of Hong Kong,
contrary to the terms of the
arrangements made between the two countries,
that your Police runners
having accompanied
mine to the place in question took into
custody six of the criminals, but that Lo
flowed to be quite contrary
to the agreements made
parties named, and
78
78
and on the 16th
2.
they acturned
together, bringing of the per
had been shootly preceded by the 7th and
chief defendant Soittow. That person appeared voluntarily before
with complaint of
having, be falsely accused, frous filings of
animosity, and inocently brought ints danger of death."..
By
this representation, and complainch,
it would at hear that the accuses in this
Case
resion
Bong: Gaongipote, have
which the Defendant
20
• good
widme
be tried.
and punished, and I have therefore to request, that you will wither
evidence,
convey
you may possess,
to ine,
any
better.
or send over the
themselves, to be confronted with
the defendant, and questioned fully, so that the truths of the
may
be discovered.
If it be found that the charge of adulting
des rush
resh on good widence, it will then be.
not too late, to act in such a
tee arenat
7
ad
the
Letter from thr Witter from Chines
fl:
of Hong Kong Agistrate to ft: mag : Chinese Magicting stong trong.-
79.
426
the supplementary arrangement, shall provide . _
(Signed) Maine
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Franslation..
Chief Magistrate.
A communication from Law, Chief Magistrate of the District of Sumon, to bajor famine, Chief Magistrate of Hongthong, and its Dependencies.
On the I.
22. of August I received,
unication stating, that the mans
Jung
fat, and the other Policemen of this District, Laving received
received a Harrant, directing them to
wan,
apprehend, certain criminals at Thai- a plase within the jurisdiction of Hong Kong,
to the terms of t
served to be quite co
arne e
quite contrary
guments made between the his countries_
that your Police rummers
Lavring accompanies
mine to the place in question took into
custory six of the criminals, but that Lo
flow
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