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11 of your despatch N. 42 of the 8th of expril 1879, I have the honour to enclose for your information the printed account of the proceedings. "that appeared in the "Honghong Daily

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Press of the 17th of January 1878, which

newspaper forwarded in the Mail bag

I had in due course

via

already Southampton

in January 1878. By a subsequent mail. bag despatched from here on the 31st__

of January 1878 the newspaper containing

was transmitted

the sentence of the Iudge.

to the Colonial Office, showing that the

Engineers were sentenced to four months and three months imprisonment respectively

2.

I must however apologize

for not having transmitted those

newspapers in covering despatches, as

You

the proceedings

special interest.

3.

were

manifestly of -

I take this opportunity of

reporting that the prisoners petitioned.

me

for

a remission of the sentences, but, having considered the petitions in Coxcentive Council, I

· accede to their prayer.

Mas

unable to

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most Obedient humble Servant,

Hopeffumeng