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riot at Canton.

more

I shall

refer

of

the

- particularly to the case Portuguese sailer Diaz who was

employed

On one

of the river

steamers at Canton, and is alleged

a

to have caused the death of Chinaman by pushing him overboard

the

Say of the riot. This

Anan svas

given into the custody of the Captain of a Portuguese gunboat, which was at the time stationed at Canton He

subsequently conveyed to Warao, where he remains in confinement.

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visit paid

to

In the course of a recent

ne

by the Governor of

olbasao, he informed

mne

that it was

his intention to cause Dias to be

tried at Masao according to the usual forms of Portuguese law.

The Colonial Chonotary

4.

of Honghong has received the

Enclosure enclosed letter from the stating-

Consul at Canton, (Dr. Hance), on

the subject of a possible surrender Diaz by the Vortuguese authorities

with

a view to his trial

by

the

of

Supreme Court at Wonghong, Quoting

3.

from