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6.

had requested the Viceroy to despatch

a

to

men

Chinese Officer is that belong

calm the minds of the kidnapped:

1

and

(

to explain to them that

await at

should quietly await

they

Hongkong the

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result of the steps

being taken for their release.

Upon this

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now

being taken against the various

foreigners concerned in the case, it

was

among

necessary to

ascertain who

men could

give the

the kidnapped

most important testimony,

and

ad

this involved

a

careful

representation --

could not

at

to him

to

the Governor General accordingly

appointed

the Deputy Magistrate

to

proceed to

lehow. ping san Hongkong. He has

and

reported

the kidnapped

now returned

that

he has

seen

men

who

are w

with the treatment

satisfied with

they

are

receiving, but that

in consequence of the proceedings

{

and prolonged inquiry, the

once

men

be given

bring back.

over

The Governor General fully

understands

that

all the efforts

of the Governor of Hongkong

this

case

in

have for their object

the suppression of kidnapping,

and he is

concern

من

very grateful for the kindly evinced for

of Chinese subjectą

the interests