predecessor forwarded: succinct statements of the depositions and expressed it as his opinion that I would no doubt ere the necessity of ordering by telegraph the immediate release of the person concerned to be followed
e punishment
by
olit
investigation and due
If the offending portion.
Having carefully read the whole case I find that the despatch speaks of
unwarrantable detention and
to Chinese Kowloon and
there. In that case
said
offender
Territory.
conveyance
forcible landing
e the place where the
was arrested is Chinese
• the despatch contains a
distinct statement, it affords clear proof
this point and it would be useless to
& discussion.
Another alive speaks of -
unwarrantable detection within
Hongkong
water,
wa
From the enclosures
I find that Hu Sa deposed that his brother He Hing
was a
passenger on
board the passenger steamer "
Chin
202
"Thin Ling " from Hongkong to Ching How
and that
on
arrival at Kowloon he
was
dragged
on-
shore. The
very fact,
of his own will,
therefore, of Hee Hing being a passenger
shows that he
was
220
and that he was not arrested and
taken
on
people
072-
are
board the steamer. When
a
passenger
boards
a
vessel they must wait till the latter's arrival at a port before they separate. Having board the vessel, there
110
I
not detained on
$
was in detention
for breach of the law.
vessel deposes
and therefore
Again, the master of the
that the boat
was
hired by
an
official
for $3, and that permission
"permission was granted to take other passengers. There is clear
evidence then that those who are said
to have arrested Hee Hing and Au Hing himself were at first the only passengers. If they had wronged the arrest, is it reasonable that they would have allowed other passengers
on
board
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predecessor forwarded: tücinctations of the depositions and expressed it as his opinion that I would no doubt ere the uccessity of ordering by telegraph the inuneciate release of the person corrested to be followed
e punishment
by
olit
investigation and due
If the offending pantion.
Having carfelly read the whole case I find that the despatch speaks of
uunvarrantable detention and
to Chinese Kowloon and
there. In that case
said
offender
Serritory.
conveyance
forcible landing
e the place where the
was arrested is Chinese
• the despatch contains a
distinct statement, it affords clear proof
this point and it would be useless to
& feithion.
discuss this matter
Another alive speaks of -
nvarrautable detection within
Hougkong
valer,
wa
From the enclosures
I find that Hu Sa deposed that his brother He Hing
Avas a
passenger or
board the passenger clean laugh
"
Chir
202
"Thin Ling " from Hongkong to thing Hom
and that
cvao
on.
dragged
arrival at Kowloon he
on-
shore. The
very feet,
of his own will,
therefore, of Wee Fing being a pavenger
shows that he
cv ax
220
and that he was not arrested and
laken
people
072-
are
board the laverch. When
passenger
board
can
vessel they must wait the letter arrival at a port before they separate. Huting board the vesed. There
110
I
not detained on
$
was in deloution
breach of the law.
vessel deproses
and there fore Again, the cuaster of the that the boat.
hired by
an
official
for $3, and that permission
"perenission was granted to take other paveengers. There is clear
evidence then that those who are saie
to have ) arrested Her Fing and Au Fing himself were at first the only passengers. If they had winds the carrest, is it reasonable that they would have allowed other passengers
board
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