Slow is it that the head partner of Messrs Landeten & Co, who is at present absent, did not serve previous notice?
The whole matter looks suspicious in fact. As we are at a distant part of the ocean, we have no means of knowing what evidence was given in the manner the lawyers Messrs Caldwell and Kingsmill defended the case. As hitherto our Government steamers bound to your Port on public service, were indebted to the British officers for protection, I beg your Lordship when the case against the steamer "Pangwee" is brought before your Court for trial to speedily decide it impartially and to bring to light the fact that the debt left unpaid was contracted by the Untax Han Kai-Fai and Ny-Wang and is their private debt, and by no means a public one.
Ats hai Sin, Vice President of the Board of Revenue, attended by Un Tai Kwan, a clerk of the same Board, came to your Port for the purpose of superintending the affairs of the steamer. I have instructed these officers to lay before your Lordship this Communication setting forth the circumstances of the case and I beg your Lordship to distinguish the truth from the falsehood and to decide the case impartially and according to the various accounts set forth in my despatch, so that the steamer may be able to return early to her station after completion of repairs.
For your doing me this service, I will ever be under obligation to your Lordship. I have now obtained the facts in connection with the debt which was privately contracted by Un Tak Han Lai Kai-Fai and Ny-Wang, whom...
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Slow is it that the head partner of Mesor Landeten
Ho who is at present absent, did not serve
The whole matter looks suspicions in fact.
As we are
have
no means
and in what
living
and acting defuity of the steamer Pangwee" proceds
Port to act us Royal Commissiorer and 14t
previous notice?
to
Commander of the Dang.
at a distant part of the ocean, we
of knowing what evidence was
given manner the lawyers MessTM Caldwell
and Kingsmill defended the case. As hitherto our your Port on publie
Government steamers bound to your Pork
service, were indebted to the British officers for protection, I beg your hordohip when the case
against the steamer "Pang tee" is brought before your
brought before your Count for tual to speedily
decide it impartially and to bring to light the fact that : the debt left impaict was contreted by the Untax Han
*hai Sai and NyWang and is their private debt, and
by
no means a
public
one
Ats hai Sin, Vice President of the Board of Revenne
cittended by
Un Tai Kwan a clerk of the same Board
your
wee
for the purpose of
superintending the affairs of the steamer, I have instructed these officers to lay before your Lordship
this Communication setting forth the circumstances
of the case and I beg your hordehip to distinguish
the twith from the falsehood and to decide the ease
and according.
impartially and
to the various accounts
set forth in my despatch, so that the steamer
be able to return.
to mr
early to
after Completion of repairs.
to
For
your doing.
may
Cantry for
service
so I will ever be under obligation
your Lordship I have now obtained the facts in
connection with the debt which
Contracted
by
was
privately
Kai-Fai
Un tak Han Lai Lai and Nywvang
whom
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