CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 188

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185 3. the established to my satisfaction that smuggler has violated the local Ordinance W. 6 of 1866, I have the honor to lay before Your Lordship the enclosed copy of a Petition from a Junke named Lehan-a-law, a Native of the Province of Canton, belonging to Wingting Government, to obtain for me packages of Opium which he alleged were taken from him suddenly. I intrude the boundaries of the Colony, but after the junke had been seized in Tsing-shing water and towed into Chinese water by a Chinese Cruiser.

Pages 1 to 18 Subsequent statements (copies of which are enclosed) made by the Petitioner give a somewhat different version of the alleged outrage. Seeing that these Statements appeared to disclose a deliberate breach of the Hong Kong laws, I directed them to be referred to the Harbor Master with the following Minute: "Before proceeding further, refer these papers to the Harbor Master who will be good enough to say 1. Whether the petitioner, in his Statements, is complying with the laws and regulations of the Colony. 2. What trustworthy evidence there is that this ...

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185 3. the established to my satisfaction that smuggler has violated the local Ordinance W. 6 of 1866, I have the honor to lay before Your Lordship the enclosed copy of a Petition from a Junke named Lehan-a-law, a Native of the Province of Canton, belonging to Wingting Government, to obtain for me packages of Opium which he alleged were taken from him suddenly. I intrude the boundaries of the Colony, but after the junke had been seized in Tsing-shing water and towed into Chinese water by a Chinese Cruiser. Pages 1 to 18 Subsequent statements (copies of which are enclosed) made by the Petitioner give a somewhat different version of the alleged outrage. Seeing that these Statements appeared to disclose a deliberate breach of the Hong Kong laws, I directed them to be referred to the Harbor Master with the following Minute: "Before proceeding further, refer these papers to the Harbor Master who will be good enough to say 1. Whether the petitioner, in his Statements, is complying with the laws and regulations of the Colony. 2. What trustworthy evidence there is that this ...
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2. 185 3. the established to my satisfaction that smuggler has violated the local Ordinance W. 6 of 1866, I have the hover to lay before. Your Lordship the meland copy of a Polition from a Junte named lehan-a-law, a شاد noner Native of the The Province of Guthin, arthing Wingting Gavernment to oblair for me packages of Opium him sudly. which he allege. bis junt were taken from I intride the bundaries of the Coolmy, but after the junte had been seized in thingshing water and towed into lehinese water Cruiser. a lehinese Kenenne Pages I to 18 Subsequent statements (copies of 2. which and..... Petitioner give als enclosed) made by the cromewhat different version of the alleged nitrage. Seeing that these Statements appeared to disclose a deliberate breach of the Hongshing laws, I directed them to be refered to the labor Master with the follming Minits Page 19 of hand "Before proceeding further, refer "these paper to the Marber Martir "who wil be good enough to say 1. Whether the petitioner, 4 his Statements, Awo aley ding amplying "with the laws and regulation of The Marber, guidly "What trustworthy evidence there is that, this T
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185 3.

the

established to my satisfaction that

smuggler has violated the local Ordinance W. 6 of 1866, I have the hover to lay before. Your Lordship the meland copy

of

a Polition from a Junte

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