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irregular- being

made direct to myself

by the Commandant

of

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enclosed evidence and the identification.

Kowloon - who

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I

1 May 1866.

of the Prisoner

by

several

witnesses.

evidently feared to lose timo by

transmitting the application through

lanton

This irregularity,

apparently the result of ignorance

and not of any

of any intentional discourtesy,

was not allowed to pass unnoticed and nearly led to the release of the prisoner Aubsequently- All ulterior dealings

with the Chinese Authorities were

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conducted through Imant Robertson at lanton.

5.

The Prisoner was arrested and

Jule

2 May.

My 6

1866.

Vide Inclosure (24% November 1845) in altr Mercer's Despatch to

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State

drerelany to Oca 1885. M 199 of

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I directed the papers to be sent

to the Consul at Canton with an,

expression of my dissatisfaction at the

ncompleteness of the pledge against tortures

gaven

last

a similar case

without a mino

I cold move

year by the Vice Roy, in

and declared that

Comprehensive pledge

further in the matter,

but would release the firisoner in ten days

if the requins pledge

мене

noh

given.

sent for examination before the magistrates. Nothing could be clearer than the

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5 May. 1866

a letter

fum

in which

The Consul in reply transmitted

the Nice Roy of the sk

a very full fledge

May-

in some