CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 358

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to whether a written promise given to by the Viceroy would be kept or not. Her Majesty's Minister upheld the assertion of Mr. Consul Hewlett that the promise would be broken. I ventured to express a different opinion, based upon my four or five years' business relations with the Canton authorities; and I endeavoured to justify my belief in the security of such a promise by also pointing to the fact that, having searched the records of my office for the preceding quarter of a century, I had been unable to find a single instance in which a written promise given by the Viceroy of Canton or by the Chinese Government to any of my predecessors, had been broken.

Whilst frankly expressing a different opinion from mine as to the value of an official engagement given by the Chinese, Sir Thomas Wade "did not tell me whether he thought the fugitives in question should be given up or not given up, and I understood that, when he had further considered the question, he would instruct the British Consul at Canton as to what should be done.

I am bound to admit that the miscarriage of justice that eventually occurred in the discharge of the men who, as the Acting Chief Justice said,

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356 2146 ครั้ to whether a written promise given to by the Viceroy would be kept or not. Her Majesty's Minister upheld the assertion of Mr. Consul Hewlett that the promise would be broken. I ventured to express a different opinion, based upon my four or five years' business relations with the Canton authorities; and I endeavoured to justify my belief in the security of such a promise by also pointing to the fact that, having searched the records of my office for the preceding quarter of a century, I had been unable to find a single instance in which a written promise given by the Viceroy of Canton or by the Chinese Government to any of my predecessors, had been broken. Whilst frankly expressing a different opinion from mine as to the value of an official engagement given by the Chinese, Sir Thomas Wade "did not tell me whether he thought the fugitives in question should be given up or not given up, and I understood that, when he had further considered the question, he would instruct the British Consul at Canton as to what should be done. I am bound to admit that the miscarriage of justice that eventually occurred in the discharge of the men who, as the Acting Chief Justice said,

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356 2146 ครั้ to whether a written promise given to by the Viceroy would be kept o not. Her Majesty's Minister upheld the assertion of Mr. Consul Hewlett that ise would be broken. I the promise ventured to express a different opinion, based upon my four or five years business relations with the Canton authorities; and I endeavoured to justify my believe in the security of such a promise by also pointing to the fact that, having searched the records of my office for the preceding quarter of a century, I had been unable to find a single instance in which a written promise given by the Viceroy of Canton or by the Chinese Government had been broken. Government to any of my predecessors, Whilst frankly expressing 4. a. different opinion from mine as to the value of an official engagement given by the Chinese, Sir Thomas Wade "did not tell. me whether he thought the fugitives in question should be given up by not given up, and me or I understood that, when he had. further considered the question, he~ would instruct the British Consul at Canton 5. ad to what should be done. am bound to admit that that the miscarriage of justice that eventually -occurred in the discharge of men who as the Acting Chief Justice said

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to whether a written promise given to by the Viceroy would be kept o not. Her Majesty's Minister upheld the assertion of Mr. Consul Hewlett that

ise would be broken. I

the promise ventured to

express a different opinion, based upon my four or five years

business relations with the Canton

authorities; and I endeavoured to

justify my believe in the security of such a promise by also pointing to the fact that, having searched the records of my office for the preceding quarter of a century, I had been unable to find a single instance in which a written promise given by the Viceroy of Canton or by the Chinese

Government

had been broken.

Government to any of my predecessors, Whilst frankly expressing

different opinion from mine as to the value of an official engagement given by the Chinese, Sir Thomas Wade "did not tell.

me whether he thought

the fugitives in question should be given up by

not given up, and

me or

I understood that, when he had.

further considered the question, he~

would instruct the British Consul at Canton

to what should be done.

am bound to admit

that

that the miscarriage of justice that eventually

-occurred in the discharge of

men who as the Acting Chief Justice

said

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