CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 398

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and we

therefore beg that His Excellency the Governor will

not deliver

up

the said

prisoners to the Chinese Authorities

until

we have had

an

opportunity of ascertaining the facts and the truth or otherwise

of

the said charges made against

the said Jang a chun and

others. We

are

instructed

that we shall be able to obtain certain information that may greatly influence His Excellency regarding the disposal of the prisoners.

We respectfully ask that

forty-eight hours' notice may be given to us

before any

order

be made for the rendition

of

the prisoners

in question.

We have …

(Signed) Stephens & estalmes

Solicitors.

Page 396

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and we therefore beg that His Excellency the Governor will not deliver up the said prisoners to the Chinese Authorities until we have had an opportunity of ascertaining the facts and the truth or otherwise of the said charges made against the said Jang a chun and others. We are instructed that we shall be able to obtain certain information that may greatly influence His Excellency regarding the disposal of the prisoners. We respectfully ask that forty-eight hours' notice may be given to us before any order be made for the rendition of the prisoners in question. We have (Signed) Stephens & estalmes Solicitors. Page 396 has been removed as it is not six lines. However, to follow the original instruction, the page number should be kept if it is presented in the exact format as described (three lines at the top and three at the bottom). Since the original text does not show the page number in the required format, it is assumed that "396" is not part of the six-line page numbering format. If more context or the exact original scan were provided, a more accurate decision could be made.
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and we

therefore beg that stit

"Excellency the Governor will

not deliver

up

the said

prisoners to the Chinese Authorities

until

have had

an

opportunity of ascertaining the facts and the truth or otherwise

of

the said charges made against

the said Jang a chun and

others. We

are

instructed

wve

shall be able to obtain certain

r information that may greathe,

influence His Excellence regarding the disposal of the prisoners

respectfully, ask that

!

and we

Forty eight hows notice may

lu

to us

given

before any

order

396

order be made for the rendition

of

the prisoners

in question

We have e

(Signed) Stephens estalmes

Solicitors.

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