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that no torture be inflicted

the

purpose.

I have already given orders

(Copy

these

trial.

their

Sir,

men when put upon

Shave

Chong Chih-tung Governor General

of the Two Kwong.

Translated by

89 Alex. Hosie

Enclosure 2

Central Station's RECO

0.0.

7519

441

REGG 18 APR 87

November 18th. Fest

Having

been directed by you

to

enquire and report with reference to dangerous characters residing chiefly in Hongkong, who live by committing

armed attacks on villages territory, I beg to

in Chinese

to state that I have

made careful enquiries respecting

and

credibly

ed that the persons

persons whose

class

of

informed

and temporary

residence

this

names

T

T

are

given

below, frequently commit robberies in China, and that they have no other

means,

30 far

as

I can ascertain,

of procuring

a

livelihood.

N. I was arrested by

the 13th

of

P. 0,573 Umar

of last month; he

together with four other had just landed from a salt smuggler at Lap Sap Nan, all carrying large

bundles