CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 391

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Sub Enclosure to Enclosure 2.

September 2. 1889

(Kuang Asii, 15.8.8)

390

On the 2/5th August the Yamon

had the honour to receive a note from your

Excellency

in which reference

was made

to a communication which had recently.

reached

you from the Governor of HongKona . In this it was stated that soldier under the

orders

of

the Canton Authoritico had crossed

into British territory

and

had there.

the

re on

I " July last arrested two residents of the

ig kamchai Colony Wie Lin-ch's and Teing Ya-shee

and his and had taken them to Kowloon where

овану

still detained in cor

were Q

they we

in confinement. You asked that the Canton Authorities should

be instructed to release the two men

immediately and send them back to

Hongkong,

and

You

added that if the Chinese e Authorities had any charges

to bring against them, the proper &

courie

was