CO129-225 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [1-3] — Page 194

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Court or

of the

the Consulate.

To

avoid any min

mismuderstoïueting I beg sanaary of the facts of the

The case in question - captain and

to subjoiu

a

officers

of the German 5. S. oltarie found during a journcy from Hongkong of their Chinese

Louron that some

out

f

CHA

had a quantity of opinne

ium conccated in

their cheeks which they intended, as

their

deser

deserted

1 from

the said ship I intend to

the watter to my Government and te

report

ack for instruction how to deal with the proceeds of the seized opisu.

In the tantine a civil suit appears to hireve

bon instituted or the Supreme Court at

Mongkong about this opium

between

certain Chinese parties unknown to

of which the order

as by

que, in

consequo u ce

with

wy

letter

of the

Goth

de into

confession, to sunuggle

Jouron. The Captain seized

dou ron?

the opium

and in absence of a German Coneel at

to the Cerstoms

Jouren handed it over authorities there for safe keeping. Later

the opiume was brought back

te Houghong and delivered to the Tenuar Consulate bere by the Cepkin, The

member

of the crew, who had attempted

le, had in the meantince

to sunggle,

seat to

you

January last

was issued against the

Temuan Consulate.

As property brought illegally German ship, seized

board a

high

on

the

sear and delivered into the hands

of the German Consulate is

to be

is clearly considered to be wouder the control of the German Governement and should be dealt with according to Gerruan Law,

deserted

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