CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 313

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There is therefore, every prospect of proper procedure.

An official has now been deputed to take the prosecutors & the witnesses in the various cases against Chang-ah Chih and his accomplices from Amoy to Hongkong.

The evidence is now clear and precise that, as soon as the parties are confronted with each other, I expect that the Acting Governor of Hongkong and the Hongkong magistrate will perceive that these men are really criminals. I trust that they will be promptly handed over in order that the prosecutors & the witnesses may not be long kept waiting - a most important matter.

I hope you communicate to H.E. the Acting Governor of Hongkong the contents of this despatch.

I have etc.,

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There is therefore, every prospect of proper procedure. An official has now been deputed to take the prosecutors & the witnesses in the various cases against Chang-ah Chih and his accomplices from Amoy to Hongkong. The evidence is now clear and precise that, as soon as the parties are confronted with each other, I expect that the Acting Governor of Hongkong and the Hongkong magistrate will perceive that these men are really criminals. I trust that they will be promptly handed over in order that the prosecutors & the witnesses may not be long kept waiting - a most important matter. I hope you communicate to H.E. the Acting Governor of Hongkong the contents of this despatch. I have etc., Page 312 [Irrelevant text and 'THE RED FOR RENT' appear to be OCR errors or unrelated content and are thus omitted as they do not form part of the coherent historical text.]

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There is therefore, every prospect of proper procedure An official has now been deputed to take the prosecutors & the witnesses in the various cases agnst Chang-ah Chih and his accomplices from Annoy to Hongkong. The evidence is no clear and precise that, as soon as the parties are confronted with each other, I expect that the Acting your of Hongkong and The Hongkong magistrate will perceive that these men both really really 312 are criminals. I trust that they will be promptly handed over in order that the prosecutors & the witnesses may not be long kept waiting- a most important matter. I hope you communicate to H.E the Acting You" of Hongkong the contents of this despatch. I have eté [od | the Acting Mercha Commder in thief & Superintendent d of Customs at Foochow انا محمد مسرعة وات THE RED FOR RENT

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There is therefore, every prospect of proper procedure

An official has now been deputed to take the prosecutors & the witnesses in the various cases agnst Chang-ah Chih and his accomplices from Annoy to Hongkong.

The evidence is no clear and

precise that, as soon as the parties are confronted with each other, I expect that the Acting your of Hongkong and

The Hongkong magistrate will

perceive that these men

both

really

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are criminals. I trust

that they will be promptly

handed

over in

order that the

prosecutors & the witnesses may not be long kept waiting- a most important matter.

I hope you communicate to H.E the Acting You" of Hongkong the contents of this despatch.

I have eté

[od | the Acting Mercha Commder in thief & Superintendent

of Customs at Foochow

انا محمد مسرعة وات

THE RED FOR RENT

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