CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 442

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been there arrested.

Your Petitioners reflect with tears that their grandfathers has, for more than thirty years, performed his duties with justice and openness, and of this the whole district is aware because he strictly forbids his nephews to open a gambling den.

He is brutally murdered by Yang : Pr - Chin and others, 楊白毛金, whose consciences are stained by their iniquity.

The iniquity of these outrageous villains is indeed great; not only cannot Chinese law pardon it, but British law cannot overlook it. Besides, these criminals have submitted themselves and confessed their guilt.

Your Petitioners have given their evidence and the case has long ago been decided in open Court by the Magistrates, who have promised the extradition of the prisoners; Corries and Foreign merchants have heard the decision.

If the Criminals be not brought to trial, Your Petitioners will not be free from reproaches, and three lives are at stake.

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440 4 been there arrested. Your Petitioners reflect with tears that their grandfathers has, for more than thirty years, performed his duties with justice and openness, and of this the whole district is aware because he strictly forbids his nephews to open a gambling den. He is brutally murdered by Yang : Pr - Chin and others, 楊白毛金, whose consciences are stained by their iniquity. The iniquity of these outrageous villains is indeed great; not only cannot Chinese law pardon it, but British law cannot overlook it. Besides, these criminals have submitted themselves and confessed their guilt. Your Petitioners have given their evidence and the case has long ago been decided in open Court by the Magistrates, who have promised the extradition of the prisoners; Corries and Foreign merchants have heard the decision. If the Criminals be not brought to trial, Your Petitioners will not be free from reproaches, and three lives are at stake.
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440

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been there arrected.

Your Petitioners reflect

with tears

theis

grandfathus has, poi

eyes

treert.

that this

than

thirty years, performed his prenatione

eldes

of

award with Iustices

and wright openness, and of

this the whole district is aware

because he strictly forbids

his nephews to open a gambling

amurdered by

thers to the

are sting by his

iniquity of

these outrageous villians

is indeed great ; not only cannot

Musice law pardon it, but British

law connot over

lich it Besides,

these criminals have submitted themselves and compered their

quilt, Your Petitioners have given

theis

evidence and the

boom long ago

Eate

love

been decided

in

open

Covert by

the

promised the

extraditione

Bragistrates, whis

the

of

previners; Corries and Foreign

merchants have heard the

der, he is brutally

Yang : Pr

- Chin and others,

楊白毛金,

whon consciences

decision, and if the Consinali

A last by fout

tire A ZVO

LO

that the

iniquity

be not

sexiered for

trial,

not

reproaches, and three lives one

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