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1 yung

Hwang kin authority in that

who has some

in that village and prevented

the pursuit.

If the local authorities would.

have exerted themselves at that time, the thieves might have been seized and the property recovered · They however

did not take the least notice of this

matter, nor

adopt

measures

for

their

apprehension, although it is the sacred duty of Chinese officers, according to law, to apprehend thieves and restore

In this instance the though

stolen

property. Mandarins were negligent, and

the hiding place of the criminals was pointed out to them, they paid not-

the least attention.

meen

thương miện quan

who stands

in connection with the Mandarins, was

implicated in this robbery, and

gave

moreover

shelter to the thieves, which in

t

itself.

was a

was taken

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a nefarious act, yet no notice.

this fact. of

The High Imperial Commissioner

on the 27t June, that the

stated on

quilty ought

ht to be seized without delay and be punished according to law. On the 18th August, when referring

a casc

to

of murder and robbery

rebbery which had occurred near Cunton, he remarked,

he

that should similar cases recur, would do his utmost to seize and punish the criminals, and act with entire impartiality to others, according to the same principle, asifu British subject had been the sufferer.

It is therefore a rule, that

whenever

er an

Englishman is injured, the Chinese Authorities ought to give. kim redress immediately, without the slightest delay. Several months however

have

no w

- passed,

and

none

of the

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