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Colony of Chinese subjects charged with murder?
2.
The Governor General of the Kwangtung province having given them to understand that a promise had been made that torture would be used in the trial of the prisoners, they would have been given up to the Consul long since, but that Mr. Hewlett officially informed the H.E. the Hong Kong Government that the Governor General's promise would not be kept and that torture would certainly be used. Furthermore, Mr. Hewlett added that the promises given by this late Governor General Luk Kwan Uik in 1879 (when during my absence in Japan, prisoners were sent to Canton) were not kept, and that torture was undoubtedly applied to the prisoners during their trial.
3.
It occurred to me that it was a matter for the Consul to state frankly to the Governor General that whatever guarantee was given by him was worthless. But Mr. Hewlett has declined to do this. He simply...
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Colony of chirleen Chinese subjects charged with murder?
2.
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the Awanting province having
his
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promise
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torture would be used in the
trial of
of the
prisoners they
would have been in the adinary
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given up to the Conssek
long since
but that Mr. Huolelt Devlet
officially informed the Hana Hong Government that the Laving
General's
promise would not he kept and that tostive would
certainly
he used Twittermore
mt dewlett avser to that the
fromies givers by this lake
Govern
vernor Generals Luv Kwan Uik in
Governon
1879 (when during
this keen Chinese
my absen el
in japans
prisoners
were sent to bantoni)
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not kepts, and that
tortive was undoubtedly applies
to the pricovers diving their
trial
that in
this kind it might
3.
It occurred to
a matter
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for
he will
the Consul to state
frankly to the Governor General
whatever
informing
given
grass
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for
it it the quarantee
by the Governor General
worthless; luck on Hewletts has declined to do this. He
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