CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 309

8.

It appears to him. however, that

the

ad

matter is of great gravity

it involves the lives of forty five

lekiness; also that the place where

these murders

by killing

not open

and

or

were committed whether

Crowning, is

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port

commerce,

some

of the

to foreign

also that

fareigners

concerned in the case,

being subjects of powers who

have

no

with China,

Treaty with

ought to be proceeded against by the Governor Generel himself.

under Chinese law with

severity that

At the same

all the

the affair demands.

time, however, the

Governor General is uninformed

C

a d

to whether the foreigners

situated,

vez:

9.

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the Peruvians and

others, have offended in any way

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against British law,

nor does he know the character of the proceeding

referred to by the Chinese Office

Chow. ping san

a.d

bing

now

them in the

taken against them

Hongkong Courts, and in which the evidence of the kidnapped

inen

that

is required. The begs however the Honorable Commissioners

will at

once

inform the Governor

of Hongkong that he is prepared

the

to proceed against all subjects of foreign powers having

Mo

treaties with China, who