CO129-216 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [5-6] — Page 132

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"reference to the Extradition of the Chinese prisoners claimed by their Government.

(1.) At first, on the prima facie view of this case, the Executive Council were disposed to comply with the request of the Chinese Government, and to surrender the prisoners. The next I heard of the matter was that Bishop Raimondi interfered, and after taking as much time as he liked can only produce hearsay evidence.

(2.) The other additional evidence does not tend to disprove the charge of murder, but gives motives for it, and attempts to counter charge.

(3.) The prisoners ran away from their own Mandarins, whom on a former occasion they righted, but they feared to face the charge of murder on a tribunal.

(4.) None of the prisoners became Christians until after they had fled to Hongkong and sought the intervention of ...

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"reference to the Extradition of the Chinese prisoners claimed by their Government. (1.) At first, on the prima facie view of this case, the Executive Council were disposed to comply with the request of the Chinese Government, and to surrender the prisoners. The next I heard of the matter was that Bishop Raimondi interfered, and after taking as much time as he liked can only produce hearsay evidence. (2.) The other additional evidence does not tend to disprove the charge of murder, but gives motives for it, and attempts to counter charge. (3.) The prisoners ran away from their own Mandarins, whom on a former occasion they righted, but they feared to face the charge of murder on a tribunal. (4.) None of the prisoners became Christians until after they had fled to Hongkong and sought the intervention of ...
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"reference to the Extradition of the Chinese prisoners claimed by a their Government.

(1.) At first, on the prima facie

view of

this case,

the Excentive

Connoil were disposed to ~- comply with the request of the Chinese Government, and to m surrender the prisoners. The next I heard of the matter- was that Bishop Raimondi interfered, and after taking as much time as he liked

can only produse hearsay

evidence.

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