second contenting himself with simply saying "let him go" - and three days afterwards his dead body is found at the bows of the ship.
I made a copy in French of the depositions taken by the Consul and sent to me in original to be returned: I enclose that copy.
I have 4. (signed) J. Russell
Corner.
(True copy)
Colonial Secretary,
10745/6
Page 376
Report by The Attorney General.
The result of this case is not satisfactory. I table the Chinese suggestion of the man being thrown overboard to be untrue, but upon the French statement of the case the man has lost his life in attempting to swim ashore a distance of more than a mile.
This would not have happened if they had delivered him to the Police, instead of tying him on board; or if they had lowered a boat to secure him in the water. Such an occurrence could not have...
second contenting himself - with simply saying " let him go- and. three days afterwards his dead body is found at the bows of the ship.
I made a e
copy in French of the depositions taken by the Consul and sent to me in Original to be returned: Denclose that
copy
I have 4. (signed) J. Russell
Corner.
(Trice @opy)
Colonial Secretary,
1074516
376
Report by The Attorney General.
The result of this case is not satisfactory. I table the Chinwe suggestion of the man being thrown overboard to be untrue, but upon the French statement
of the case the man has lost his life in attempting to swim ashore
distance of
of m
mile .
more (?) than a
This would not have happened
on
if they had delivered him to the Police, instead of tying him use board / or if they had lowered a boat
to
secure him in the water. Such an occurrence could have not
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