CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9] — Page 252

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vagabonds who plumened it completely

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carrying Chim Chan Hit

with them.

away with

Therefore he (Chin Chan sit) is able to identify the principal robber Now Yook Tive Afterica do Chun Chaw shit ferme an opportunity of escaping, and on the 5th Mroon of the 3 year of Foong Chi he returned to Canton. On going down to Hongtting to buy goods, observed the head robbu How foon

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Jai running into Num-ding. Hong bading in sundry Articles between the souch ane morch (of China). He subsequinely had ascertained through inquiry that the said Hong was on the oth

and

between

the previous year 9th Moons, opened by

How Yook Tin. Chun Craw shit then

resolved to fetition to have him apprehended,

but fearing that the said head robber should gain intelligence of this and flee away, si that the booty plundere

on the precious

occasion could not be recovered

Therefore

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he, (the Commandant) selicits on (Chum Chaid stity behalf that officers may be sent nich the acctresses Chun Chan sit and Chim Ding Fail le proceed to arrest him, and also begs to write to request the British Consul to send a Despatch to this Excelincy. The Governor of Kengthing to assist in seizing the bansgressor How & forst Sin and delion, him over to the Offices to take him back le Canton li be tried and frunished, in order to destroy a pest from among people se Aste me the Acting Governor Jonnal, I have, according be this affair, ramined

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