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the former petition states that he had been apprehended in Hongkong; it was averred that he had made his escape to Pinang. In order to discover which of the two statements was the correct one, and whether Penang was really a part of Hongtong, and a British possession, it would be most expedient to await until the Viceroy wrote to the British Consul and asked him to move His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong to institute enquiries on the subject and issue instructions that Yong Pak-tsun and the others should be handed over to trial and punishment.
With reference to this case on receipt of reports from the Rivai shin Papistrale and from his military adjutant T'ai, he wrote on each occasion to Her Majesty's Consul requesting him to move His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong to have over Yong Pak-metam Pak-pri-kam and the other criminals to Lieutenant di Ping-t'ai.
Now that he has received the foregoing statements, it becomes his duty to communicate them to Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, and beg him to move His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong to institute inquiries as to whether Yong A-Sap-by alias Yong te-by has escaped to Pinang and if Penang is British territory.
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the former puttion states that he had.
the Viceroy
had to observe that,
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been apprehended in Stongkong; was averred that he had made his
now it
escape to Pinang. In vries to discove
the
which of the
correct
one,
two statements was the
and whether Penang
was rear
Hongtong, and a British possession, it
would be me
to await until the
necessary Viceroy wrote to the British
fonsul
ant
asked him to move It's Excellency the
Governor of Songtong
enquiries
to institute
on the
subject
and issue
Yong
Pak-ms-tum
instructions that
and the others should be handed over
to trial and punishment.
With
reference
to this case
receipt tree age
age of reports from the
Rivai shin Papistrale
and from his
military adjutant Té'ai, he wrote on each occasion to Her Majesty's forsul requesting
him to more I's Excellency the Governor' of Hong Kong to have over Yong Pak-metam Pak-pri-kam and the other criminals to Lieutenant
di Ping-t'as. How that he has received? the foregoing statements, it becomes his duty to communicate them to ber Stafecty's Excurrency fonsul, and bee him to move this recelengy the Governor of Stongtions to institute
inquiries as to whether Yong A-Sep-by
alias a to
and
te-by
has esesper to
Pinang
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Penans is British territory, to
if Penan
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