CO129-052 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [9-12] — Page 183

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N. 28.

Sir,

Police Department, Hong Kong,

24th October 1855.

I have the honor to report to you, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the particulars of the case in which Mr. C. W. Nicole, Master of the American ship "Reindeer",

was deprived by me of his seaman, named John Morrison, with a violent assault committed on board the "Reindeer" in Victoria Harbor, and for which assault Mr. Nichols was summoned by the Honorable the Chief Magistrate, and convicted to pay a fine to the Queen of fifty dollars, ordered twenty-five dollars amended to the said Complainant, in default of payment thirty days imprisonment.

The Honorable W. T. Mercer, Esquire, Colonial Secretary.

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(Copy) N. 28. Sir, Police Department, Hong Kong, 24th October 1855. I have the honor to report to you, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the particulars of the case in which Mr. C. W. Nicole, Master of the American ship "Reindeer", was deprived by me of his seaman, named John Morrison, with a violent assault committed on board the "Reindeer" in Victoria Harbor, and for which assault Mr. Nichols was summoned by the Honorable the Chief Magistrate, and convicted to pay a fine to the Queen of fifty dollars, ordered twenty-five dollars amended to the said Complainant, in default of payment thirty days imprisonment. The Honorable W. T. Mercer, Esquire, Colonial Secretary.
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20. (Copy) h N. 28. Sir, 180 21 Plice Deportment, Houghing, 24th October 1855. I have the hour to report to you, for the informeation of His Excellency, the Governor, the particulare of the cove in which Mr. C. Mr. Nicole, Manter of the American thrips "Reindeer", wow chivaged by me of his seamen, named Johnn Mordison, with a violent avsault + emmmitted on board the "Reindeer" in Victoria Harbor, and for which assault Mr. Nichols wow emineted by the Humake the Chief Magistrate, and kuteused to pory a fine to the Queen of fifty ffifty dollere, orted timenty five dollars amenade to the ald Complainant, in default of payment thirty days imprisonment. After the The Hom the W. I. Mercer, Esquire, Colonial Secretary.
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N. 28.

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Plice Deportment, Houghing,

24th October 1855.

I have the hour to report to you, for the informeation of His Excellency, the Governor, the particulare of the cove in which Mr. C. Mr. Nicole, Manter of the American thrips "Reindeer",

wow chivaged by me of his seamen, named Johnn Mordison, with a violent avsault + emmmitted on board the "Reindeer" in Victoria Harbor, and for which assault Mr. Nichols wow emineted by the Humake the Chief Magistrate, and kuteused to pory a fine to the Queen of fifty

ffifty dollere, orted timenty five dollars amenade to the ald Complainant, in default of payment thirty days imprisonment. After the The Hom the W. I. Mercer, Esquire, Colonial Secretary.

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