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Ordinance 1850,

the

Lam advised

to all practice

Caws

the contrary and precedent in similar

Magistrate will in the present instance expect the Solicitors acting

on behalf of the Chinese Government to produce direct proof (apart

from all

physical or other

Considerations)

that the prisoner is a Chinese subject. Frusting

to the desire, which I doubt not His Excellency cherishes to carry

out the obligations

created by the Tientsin Treaty, I have on behalf of His Excellency the Viceroy of the two Kwang

adopted the course of asking

for the prisoner's detention under the powers conferred by

Section II

of the Regulation Ordinance but wherein

Her Majesty's local Government

desire some ground-way

d ground for the exercise of the powers referred to. I now have the honour to state

for His Excellency's information that I allege that the prisoner Chingtai has committed sundry

crimes against the land of China and that he being Chinese subject has at or near Han fshow within the territory

and territorial jurisdiction of the Emperor of China committed murder and burglary

on the 10th day of October 1883 and has

also at divers other times and

places within the territory of the Emperor of China

committed or aided and abetted in the

committal of other acts of Murder and burglary.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant

W. H. Marsh

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Ordinance 1850, the Lam advised to all practice Caws the contrary and precedent in similar Magistrate will in the present instance expect the Solicitors acting on behalf of the Chinese Government to produce direct proof (apart from all physical or other Considerations) that the prisoner is a Chinese subject. Frusting to the desire, which I doubt not His Excellency cherishes to carry out the obligations created by the Tientsin Treaty, I have on behalf of His Excellency the Viceroy of the two Kwang adopted the course of asking for the prisoner's detention under the powers conferred by Section II of the Regulation Ordinance but wherein Her Majesty's local Government desire some ground-way d ground for the exercise of the powers referred to. I now have the honour to state for His Excellency's information that I allege that the prisoner Chingtai has committed sundry crimes against the land of China and that he being Chinese subject has at or near Han fshow within the territory and territorial jurisdiction of the Emperor of China committed murder and burglary on the 10th day of October 1883 and has also at divers other times and places within the territory of the Emperor of China committed or aided and abetted in the committal of other acts of Murder and burglary. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant W. H. Marsh Page 270 12" 270 has been removed as it appears to be a scanning error or metadata, and the correct page information is retained as Page 270. The text has been formatted into paragraphs using HTML tags as per the instructions. Spelling corrections and minor adjustments for clarity have been made while preserving the original content and tone.
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Ordinance 1850,

the

av

Lam advised

to all practice

Caws

theat contrary and precedent in similar

Magistrate will in the present vistance expect the Sobicitors acting

of the Chinese Government to produce direct proof (apart

from

all

aw

behalf

physical or other

Considerations)

that the prisoner

is a Chiese subject. Frusting

to the desire, which

I doubt not stis Excellency cherishes to carry

obligations

out the

created by the Tientaur Treaty, I have on behalf of this Excellung this Viceroy of the two derang

of asking

adopted the

for the prison's detention under the powers conferred by

of the Ruidition

Section II

Ordinance but winemuch

Her Majesty's local Government

way

12" 270

desire some ground- way

d ground for the exercise of the powers referred to . Inow have the honour to state

for His excellency's information that I allege that the prisoner Chingtai has committed sundry

crimes

a

against the land of China and that he being Chence subject has at or near Han fhow within the territory

and territorial jurisdiction of the temperor of thrca com murder and burglary

10th

Committes

Ow

bli

day of October 1883 and has

also at divers other times and

places within the territory of the temperor China

committed or aided and abetted in the

committal of other acts of Murder and burglary,

I have the honour totes

Sii

Your most obedientservant

tos. Ze hov

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