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having with evident reluctance and some alarm, stated to me that this Shum thing has received a large sum of money from his master, who is the owner of a Macao Barracoon, for the purpose of procuring Coolies in this Colony, and that he the Portuguese had been sent over here from Macao by his Master, to see that Shum Shing performed his Contract.
I have taken one of his Shum Shing Shopmen into custody on a charge of kidnapping, with probably it will be necessary in order to bring home the offence to them (which involves also that of false imprisonment) to obtain the evidence of some of the persons who were kidnapped by them and who are now confined in some of the Macao Barracoons.
(Signed) D. R. Caldwell, General Registrar
Herewith Copy to the Hon'ble Secretary
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having
with wident reluctance
and some alarm, stated to
me that this Shum thing has
received a
large
surn
of money
from his master, who is the
Owner
of
a
Macao Barracoon
· for
the
purpose of procuring
Coolies in this
Colony,
and
that he the Portuguese had been sent over here from Maco
his Master, to see that
by
Shum Shing performed his
Contract.
Ihave taken.
and one
- of his
Shum thing Shopmen into custo-
custody
она
and it
charge of kidnapping, with probably be necessary
in order to
bring home
home the
Offence to them ( which involves also that of false imprisonmenty to obtain the evidence of some
of
the
persons who were this kidnapped by them and - who are now confined in
some of the Macas - Barracoons -
I have se.
(Signed) D. R. Caldwell, General Registrar-
(here
Lease Copy
to themom..
Holomol Secretary
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