Attorney General apprehend, there will be difficulty in obtaining such evidence as would justify the Magistrate in convicting them. Though the men have been charged with great reluctance, I have been compelled to release them, and have directed Her Majesty's Acting Consul at Manila to be notified to that effect in a Duplicate Despatch, a Copy of which is enclosed.
I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant,
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Governor.
Eveline No. 3
Copy
WIST.
Kita Sin
4681/76
11779
528
Harbor Department, Hongkong, 8th August, 1876.
The enclosed papers have been sent to me together with a firm remonstrance by the British Consul at Manila. As I have no jurisdiction over them, I have referred them to the Police Magistrate, who declines acting in the matter. The prisoners are lodged at the...
The Honorable
J. Gardiner Austin, CMG. Colonial Secretary
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