CO129-149 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [1-4] — Page 479

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"Unentzesei"

As there three

men are still

the articles of the Doritish Ship

"Jumua" which is not likely to

remain in fort here for three

weet

More

on

than

or a month, I trust that they may be hurried back

to rejoin their ship by the first opportunity after the termination of the proceedings in ader to dimimik

as

much as possible the

m

expenses to

be bome by Her Majesty's Government

I have A

(Signed) W. H. Meshurst -

Consul.

(True Com.)

Sardina thechie

Colonial Secretary.

logy?

N°16

Sir.

Lboug

474

Supreme Court Shanghae 18. August 1870.

On the arrival of the ___

British ship "Jumma at this port,

from the United Kingdom,

it was

reported to me that a murder had

taken place,

board de

royage. I accordingly

during the of

caused one

the seaman named Michael Bennett "who was

charged with the

crime, to be arrested and after

the

usual preliminary exanimation.

he

was committed for trial on a

andiner Austin Esque

4:0, 40,

A,

JC,

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