CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881 — Page 161

should be

under these circumstances that the Governor of Hong Kong instructed by Telegram to surrender the Fugitive Nicky Roy is prepaid

the

to repeat

the strong

Assurance

in writing

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Murdered, that the

Punishment of slicing

is not applicable to

their case,

and that

no kind of Torture will be inflicted

on

and distinct

of the Chinese

minister in London

that the Fugitives

are

have of them children

12

Grandchildren of

Persons who have been

Murdered

the

them under

any

circumstances either

during the Trial

or

by way of Punishment

or otherwise.

I am, Sir,

your

most obedient,

humble servant