CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 480

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April I carefully refrain

2-478

Their punishment will take place from doing.

At too great

But it is not

The text

My duty to

Express in

The plainest terms

My firm conviction

That in spite of any promise

The Viceroy may

Make to the contrary.

The accused persons will,

If surrendered, be most certainly subjected to torture at their trial,

And, if found guilty, will as certainly, in accordance with Chinese laws be put to death by the slicing process.

Both their trial and

The distance from

The vicinity

Canton to admit of

Hope that the ordinary

Formalities of judicial proceedings

Will in their case

Be in the least degree departed from, and

I cannot for a moment doubt that,

Concerned, even as they are,

Their treatment will be

More severe than that which befell the prisoners surrendered

By the Hongkong Government

In 1879.

I may add that I have

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April I carefully refrain 2-478 Their punishment will take place from doing. At too great But it is not The text My duty to Express in The plainest terms My firm conviction That in spite of any promise The Viceroy may Make to the contrary. The accused persons will, If surrendered, be most certainly subjected to torture at their trial, And, if found guilty, will as certainly, in accordance with Chinese laws be put to death by the slicing process. Both their trial and The distance from The vicinity Canton to admit of Hope that the ordinary Formalities of judicial proceedings Will in their case Be in the least degree departed from, and I cannot for a moment doubt that, Concerned, even as they are, Their treatment will be More severe than that which befell the prisoners surrendered By the Hongkong Government In 1879. I may add that I have Page 480 Page 481
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April I carefully repain - 2- 478 their pusselment will take place from do doing. at too great But it is noul the text my dusty to express inn the plained terms my firm conviction that in spite of any promnice the Viceroy may make to the Ocutrary. the accused personswill, if surrended, be most certainly subjected to torture at their trial, and. if found guilty, will as certainly, in accordance with Chernice laws be put to death by the slicing process. Both their trial and a. distance from the elevi s i vra Canton to admit of hope that the ordinary of thrice finials proeciuces will in their Call be in the lindt degree departed from, and I cannot for doubt that, concerned, tven av pai their وری arment torture is pate will be than that which bepell the prisoners surrendered the Arrighing Kong by 1879. Government I may add that I have Page 480Page 481
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April I carefully repain

-

2- 478

their pusselment will take place

from

do

doing.

at too

great

But it is noul

the

text

my

dusty to

express inn

the

plained terms

my firm conviction

that in spite of any promnice

the Viceroy may

make to the

Ocutrary.

the accused personswill,

if surrended, be most certainly subjected to torture at their trial,

and. if found guilty, will as certainly, in accordance with Chernice laws be put to death by the slicing process.

Both their trial and

a.

distance from

the

elevi

s i vra

Canton to admit of

hope that the ordinary

of thrice finials proeciuces

will in their

Call

be in the

lindt degree departed from, and

I cannot for

doubt that,

concerned,

tven

av

pai

their

وری

arment

torture is

pate will be

than that which

bepell the prisoners surrendered

the Arrighing Kong

by

1879.

Government

I may add that I

have

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