CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 459

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Colony of Chinese subjects charged with murder?

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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.

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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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457 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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457

Colony of chirleen Chinese subjects charged with murder?

2.

H

Tt. Lavernor Gene at of

the Awanting province having

his

guren

rice that

promise

torture would be used in the

trial of

of the

prisoners they

would have been in the adinary

CANAMANI

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)

AN OA

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

Y

for

he will

the Consul to state

frankly to the Governor General

whatever

informing

given

grass

As he had

for

it it the quarantee

by the Governor General

worthless; luck on Hewletts has declined to do this. He

Rimply

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