CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 234

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discharge the men, and he protested instructions. accordingly request find that when the three criminals Calls Frengdur A - Yii chia, thông cao thu hieu, alias Theng Same, and In a shih were arrested in Hongkong, I forthwith directed Captain Li to take witnesses and complainants to accompany the prisoners at the and de I wrote to enquiry, es to transmit your to Hongkong my request for their rendition.

The criminals in question are notorious robbers of many years' standing, and the crimes which they have committed within the Nan hai, Shun-tê, Sin-hui, Siang-shan districts are very numerous indeed. If owing to the conflicting nature the evidence on this occasion, it is not convenient to hand the direct complaints, I will send trustworthy persons with a list of other crimes which these have committed to proceed to Hongkong for another enquiry into their guilt.

And there could be no harm in the matter, but simply because the evidence happens to be conflicting in one instance, should notorious criminals of long standing be allowed to escape. On receipt of Colonel Li's report, I directed that officer to hand over with all speed additional complainants and trustworthy witnesses to Captain Li for conveyance to Hongkong.

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231 discharge the men, and he protested instructions. accordingly request find that when the three criminals Calls Frengdur A - Yii chia, thông cao thu hieu, alias Theng Same, and In a shih were arrested in Hongkong, I forthwith directed Captain Li to take witnesses and complainants to accompany the prisoners at the and de I wrote to enquiry, es to transmit your to Hongkong my request for their rendition. The criminals in question are notorious robbers of many years' standing, and the crimes which they have committed within the Nan hai, Shun-tê, Sin-hui, Siang-shan districts are very numerous indeed. If owing to the conflicting nature the evidence on this occasion, it is not convenient to hand the direct complaints, I will send trustworthy persons with a list of other crimes which these have committed to proceed to Hongkong for another enquiry into their guilt. And there could be no harm in the matter, but simply because the evidence happens to be conflicting in one instance, should notorious criminals of long standing be allowed to escape. On receipt of Colonel Li's report, I directed that officer to hand over with all speed additional complainants and trustworthy witnesses to Captain Li for conveyance to Hongkong. 2
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discharge the men, and he

cested instructions.

accordingly reques

find that when

the three crimi

Calls Frengdur

A

-

Yii chia, thông cao thu hieu, alias theng Same, and In a shih were arrested in Stongkong, I forthwith directed Captain Li

to take witnesses and complai

comport

Corr

nants to stoughing to co the prisoners at the and de

I wrote to

en

enquiry,

es to transmit

your

to Hongkong my request for

theis rendition.

in question

The criminals

are notorious.

robbers of many year's standiny, and the crimes which they have committed within the

Nan hai, Shun-tê, Stein-hui,

Striang-shan districts

And

are

very

merous indeed.

If owing to the conflicting

mature

the evidence

this

this occasion, it is not convenient

to hand the

direct com

oves,

I will

placirants and

trustworthy

with

a o

lo

other cries which these

t

have con

1.

itted to

proced to strugking for.

another

dow

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enquiry

to their quilt,

Ao

and there co

LL

Ori

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der hand in the matter.

ut suply

ace

because the evidence

to be

αντι

flicting.

happens

win one

instance, should notorions

(ዲ

C

irals

of long standing

be allowed to ex

excape.

On receipt of Colonel

Li's report, I directed that officer

to hand over

with all speed

additional Corne

complainants and

truch worthy witnesses to

Captain Li for conveyance to

Stougkong

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