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for making a slip of longue naming four

men who had

been thus ill treated and

demanding their release.

f

these, two were the witnesses Chun-

Kum-Chune and

· Cheong - fook -

thing :. But the third Im

wa mot Czarnedi

agus

and the

fourth Jao Chow-Chien

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young

mandarin whom the Viceroy

represented

ao

being very..

indignant at his detention, did

not come to

the Colony

- sent the passenger Lum-

but

tee

in his place - Upon the 100

January

the Acting Viceroy)

wrote another despatch in stronger

terms demanding the immediate

release

" the witnesses and the

of the

surrender of the prisoners. I

have alr

already) reported to Mis Excellency upon these dispatches

I had the honor of

and

that the Chinese

suggesting Authorities should be formally )

notified of the day) fixed for the trial with a request that

the witnesses

might

Mpan the 20

attend.

th January

instant dis Brooke Robertoon the Consul wrote that the

Acting Viceroy finally informed

him "that.

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regards the vol

ed at at

witness who appeared

voluntay