CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 306

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The

sto tements to the following effect: I kumw

Ch'an Friin. He and I have had

business relations lately. I deal in salt. Chan A time and I have been

dious sing the stcerting ofsalt works

go

at Ch'ai Ian. He wanted ine to to Ch'ai Itan with him on the 5th. instant, but I did not go.

I know

he is

now in gaol in Canton. He is

considered to be a rebel. He was

a

Registrar - Several then went and reforced Captain Superintendent of Police, who seest a

detective to this

Siem

4.

e, after which I'ing

this office, after

Forg

to

to be

es for

was allowed to leave.

This

permupt action on the part of the Exxeviating for, if the statements now forwarded by

me are true, there has been a

gross the

violation of the territorial.

the territorial rights of

violation of the

Colony

seized by a s

Kowloon Maudarive,

I have

for the

ar

of $900 of Chan Pin.

3.

I comeur

surwurd

lvas

fung. A reward

offered for

arrest.

consulted the Crown Solicitor

co to the proper

course to be adopted, and

ter consultation with the Attorney

he, after

Feneral, advised that Fong dem should

be let

go,

aced his movements closely

watched by

a Detective. Ihre Assistant

Registran

(Signed) Frederick Stewart

Registrar Gnanal.

PS. Sinced wrote the above, the

detective has

after going

to

Core

ome

to

inform

tve

That

or two houses,

Tong Sam went to his shop, where he now remains . He informed

uw,

in