CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 143

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(9 July) the notorious robber

this moon. Bu lin chi

vvas

arrested within the

Chinese boundaries at Then Thui po inside the barrier gate and that the

:when arrected called upon.

upon his accomplices with a loud voice to help him to recist arrest. That his accomplices

mar.

and

though daring carried no arms, they did not have the courage to come forward when they perecind the troope of the station, all of whom: uniform, apprehend a bad character within Chinese Jerritory.

were in

One robber alone armed with a

Kran inside the barrier gate

pitch fork

and wounded.

by his blows a chief of

the braves fin te chien

on

forehead. For these reasons

Malin chi

qvere-

the side.

he

av

of the

well as

bound and brought

under escort to the station where in

reply to questions set to him, Her lin

chi admitted without any prevasi- cation that he

lin chi

by

Wao

name,

the on

man

the

man.

arrested

was

arrested along with him replied that he Iseng lin. The arrest of the above two men did really and in point of fact

lake place at Then Thui po

on

moon (9 drly) within the

the 12 of this moon

barrier gate of Chinese Howloon. As observed in Your Excellency's letter the frontion between foreign

and Chinese

Kowloon is distinctly marked and I

as well as the various civil and

are well

care of

the

military officers limits of the respective Sevritories and have with exceptional diligence tried to prevent infringement. Moreover the troops stationed at the garrison at

are likewise familiar with the

Kowloon are

linik.

I have ascertained that Chinees notorious characters penetrate in large

numbers in

foreign territory but the

stipulations of treaty

are inve

invariably observed so that unless it be within.

Chniese boundaries no-orders

are

recklessly