CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 344

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The word "prieover" simply decried his having taken part in the attack and made a defence which, while excusing himself, accused himself.

If the convicts are supposed to be servants of this Hoppo and the seizure and plundering took place, as the petitioner "pricover" alleges, out of British jurisdiction, I think that the captors would have taken both the bold smuggler, his boat, and opium to the Custom station at Kap Shui Mun. Instead of that, they went to British Kowloon. Their releasing the boat after disabling it is explainable.

... an oar is ... carrying away on the assumption of the seizure in the Harbor because they ... being in sight, have encountered a police boat at any moment and been arrested in turn.

If they are servants of the Hoppo stationed at Kap Shui Mun, then going to Kowloon after the seizure would be ... viz ... explained by the statement of one of them, that they wanted to retain 7 balls of opium for the Mandarin. I have a strong conviction that these are servants of the Hoppo.

I am satisfied that they seized the boat in the Harbor. Whether they are employed by the Customs or have merely deceitfully assumed the garb of sailors in that service, it is quite clear that they have been ... their crow row ... slurring that they have been.

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342 7 one would The word "prieover" simply decried his having taken part in the attack and made a defence which, while excusing himself, accused himself. If the convicts are supposed to be servants of this Hoppo and the seizure and plundering took place, as the petitioner "pricover" alleges, out of British jurisdiction, I think that the captors would have taken both the bold smuggler, his boat, and opium to the Custom station at Kap Shui Mun. Instead of that, they went to British Kowloon. Their releasing the boat after disabling it is explainable. ... an oar is ... carrying away on the assumption of the seizure in the Harbor because they ... being in sight, have encountered a police boat at any moment and been arrested in turn. If they are servants of the Hoppo stationed at Kap Shui Mun, then going to Kowloon after the seizure would be ... viz ... explained by the statement of one of them, that they wanted to retain 7 balls of opium for the Mandarin. I have a strong conviction that these are servants of the Hoppo. I am satisfied that they seized the boat in the Harbor. Whether they are employed by the Customs or have merely deceitfully assumed the garb of sailors in that service, it is quite clear that they have been ... their crow row ... slurring that they have been.

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342 7 one would The word prieover simply decried his having taken part in the attack and made a defence which while excusing himself accused bunself If the convicts are suplayes of this Hoppo and the seizure and plundering took place as the pet pricover alleges out of British jurisdiction think that the captors would have taken both the bold emuggler his boat and opium to the Custom station at Kap Shivne troon. Instead of that they went to British Kowloon Their rebacing the boat after dicabling it by explainable au oar is earrying away on the assumption of the seizure in the Harbor because they .. being sight have encountered a police bout at any moment and been arrested in turus If they are servants of the Hopfer stationies at Kap Shin Moon then going to Howloon after the eizure would be viz " explained by the statement t of one of them is that they wanted to retain 7 Balls of opium for the Mandarin I have a strong conviction sou. that these ми servants and I am are Hoppos satisfied that they sized the boat in the Harbor Whether they are employed by the Customs or have merely -- deceitfully assured the garb of sailors in that service it is their crow row quite clear - slurring that they have be

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one would

The word prieover simply decried his having taken part in the attack and made a defence which while excusing himself accused bunself

If the convicts are suplayes of this Hoppo and the seizure and plundering took place as the pet pricover alleges out of British jurisdiction think that the captors would have taken both the bold emuggler his boat and opium to the Custom station at Kap Shivne troon. Instead of that they went to British Kowloon Their rebacing the boat after dicabling it by explainable

au oar is

earrying away on the assumption of the seizure

in the Harbor because they ..

being

sight have encountered a police bout at

any

moment and been arrested in turus

If they

are servants of the Hopfer stationies at Kap Shin Moon then going to Howloon after the eizure would be

viz

explained by the statement

t of one of them is that they wanted to retain 7 Balls of opium for the Mandarin I have a strong conviction

sou.

that these

ми

servants and I am

are

Hoppos

satisfied that they sized the boat in the Harbor Whether they are employed by the Customs or have merely -- deceitfully assured the garb of sailors

in that service it is

their crow row

quite clear

- slurring that they have be

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