CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6] — Page 585

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Neither myself, nor the firm of Vogel Hagedorn the through the medium of the Imperial_

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German Consulate at Canton, have ever requested the Chinese Authords, to prosecute, to imprison retain in prison Chun Chen, the . unde . The claim has always been limited to the partners of the firm of Tckwo and I firmly believe that the Chinese Magistrate actes bona fide in imprisoning

Chun Chen.

4 . . M. Denny, in the hame of Chun thun, asked me, both orally and in writing, to requers the release of the prisoner from

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the Chiese Authorities. I refused

to do so, as the Chiese Authorder alone have a right to imprison and to release a Chinese subject and would have been right in attributing the failure of their -endeavors to my interfering with their part in the case.

The conversation, mentioned under Wt 10, 11, 12, of MW bang: Benny

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Affidavit, took place in the drawing room of my house at Canton Towards

evening, unfortunately without witnesses and lasted about two hours. It is therefore not possible to remember each single word then

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