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and av

&

as far

as I am able to

to judge the only

two points

on which trustworthy evidence

is forthcoming

are the following:

15 That Ch'an Jim.

wvao

by

come meaus

or other indicced to leave the Colony

2. That Ch'au Fine is now

imprisoned in Canton .

rotically....

now aotic

With regard

& regard to the

5 first point,

we have only the statement contaried in

Ch'au I'imistetter to bris

that

any force

son,

to show

employed in

inducing him to quit Hongkong;

this statement must be looked upon

with district as

bly made

being probably

to induce the Rev? d. 13. Ost and the

Revd Foug Yat

Da

to

bring.

his

race

before the notice of the Authorities. This

intention is shown by

the advice seven

to the son to tell the matter to Kwong

Yat

sau and O. fo. ug (the Chinese

of the two missionaries alluded to). On the other hand we have the

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report, dated the 6th instant, of the Captain Superintendent of Police, who states.

-

that there is no evidence to shew

-positively that the

that

1 force.

was weed to cause Ch'au Sim

to leave the Colony.

The evidence generally

All titů

to

point to the probability that Fongsams

in order to obtain a reward

by

offered

the Chinese Authorities for the arrest

of Wh ́an Tim, decoyed

au

Fin

from

the

Colony certain officials on the Selcared of that tore

and handed hien over to

ls on

chan which is presumably (hinese territory.

It would, however, without &

tcore

definite

ite

He to

evidence be impossible.

bring home to the Chinese Acithorities

Yat