CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 208

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a part of the furniture of a Chinese Couch-Room as a betel-nut box and box are

A.

of

I have taken some pains during

These last six months to ascertain by personal inspection what the actual proceedings in a Chinese Court of Justice are, and I have thought that it right

of

some service, in considering the question of re-tradition of Chinese Criminals from Hongkong, if I recorded, for the information of His Excellency the Administrator, exactly what I was

Myself an eye-witness of.

~

207

A short description of the scenes I

have at different times witnessed

will be found in the enclosed paper which I have drawn up for the information

of

His Excellency the Administrator, and in further illustration of those scenes I beg to forward

a set of pictures which

are commonly sold at Canton, and which profess to comprise the whole series of judicial tortures. A description is given on every leaf of this book of each form of

torture with a reference

to the particular section

of

the Penal Code which authorises or prohibits its

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a part of the furniture of a Chinese Couch-Room as a betel-nut box and box are A. of I have taken some pains during These last six months to ascertain by personal inspection what the actual proceedings in a Chinese Court of Justice are, and I have thought that it right of some service, in considering the question of re-tradition of Chinese Criminals from Hongkong, if I recorded, for the information of His Excellency the Administrator, exactly what I was Myself an eye-witness of. ~ 207 A short description of the scenes I have at different times witnessed will be found in the enclosed paper which I have drawn up for the information of His Excellency the Administrator, and in further illustration of those scenes I beg to forward a set of pictures which are commonly sold at Canton, and which profess to comprise the whole series of judicial tortures. A description is given on every leaf of this book of each form of torture with a reference to the particular section of the Penal Code which authorises or prohibits its
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a part of the furniture of a Chinese Couch- Room as a bituces box and dock are A. of I have taken some pamo during These tash Eix months to ascertain bey personal Inspection what the actual_ proceedings in a chinese Court of Justice are, and Chave thought that it right of some, Sevice, the Considering the question of retradition of Chinese Criminals from Hongkong, if I recorded, for the Information of Itis Excellency the Administrator, wactly what I was Muself am left-lictuers of - ~ 207 A short descrption of the scenes I have at different times this withereed will be found in the tuclored paper which I have drawn up for the information of It's Excellency the Administrator, and in further illustration of those scenes I big to forward a sch of pictures which are commonly Rold at Canton, and which profess & comprise the whole series of judicial lortives. A description to grin on wvery leaf of this book of rack forme of Forlive with a referenced to the particular section of the Final Code which authorses or prohibits its K
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a part of the furniture of a Chinese Couch-

Room as a bituces box and dock are

A.

of

I have taken some pamo during

These tash Eix months to ascertain bey personal Inspection what the actual_ proceedings in a chinese Court of Justice are, and Chave thought that it right

of

some, Sevice, the Considering the question of retradition of Chinese Criminals from Hongkong, if I recorded, for the Information of Itis Excellency the Administrator, wactly what I was

Muself am left-lictuers of -

~

207

A short descrption of the scenes I

have at different times this withereed

will be found in the tuclored paper which I have drawn up for the information

of

It's Excellency the Administrator, and in further illustration of those scenes I big to forward

a sch of pictures which

are commonly Rold at Canton, and which profess & comprise the whole series of judicial lortives. A description to grin on wvery leaf of this book of rack forme of

Forlive with a referenced

to the particular section

of

the Final

Code which authorses or prohibits its

K

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