No. 46.
(37)
C.O.
16057
RECO
REG 27 JUN 79
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hong Kong, 8th May, 1899.
542
Sir,
I am directed to transmit to you copy of a letter from the Captain Superintendent of Police furnishing information concerning the principal actors in the murder of a messenger in the employ of this Government named Tang-Cheung-Hing, which was perpetrated on the 17th ultimo at Ha-Tsun in the leased territory under the circumstances detailed in the enclosed copy of a petition from the uncle of the deceased.
I also enclose copies of statements made before Mr. Lockhart by the son of the murdered man and by a clansman relative to the finding of the body.
His Excellency the Governor will be obliged if you will be good enough to move the Viceroy to issue immediate and peremptory instructions to the Sun-On Magistrate to arrest the persons mentioned by Mr. May and when this has been done the latter will co-operate with the Chinese Authorities in making search for them.
When the men are arrested the necessary witnesses will be sent to the Chinese court to give evidence.
His Excellency the Governor is exceedingly anxious that these men should be brought to Justice and I am to ask you to use every endeavour in that direction.
I have &c.
(Signed) J.G.T. Buckle,
per Colonial Secretary.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, Canton.
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No. 46.
(37)
C.O.
16057
RECO
REG 27 JUN 79
Colonial Secretarys Office,
HongKong, 8th. May, 1899.
542
sir,
I am directed to transmit to you copy of
a letter from the Captain Superintendent of Police furnishing
information concerning the principal actors in the murder of
a messenger in the employ of this Government named Tang-Cheung.
Hing, which was perpetrated on the 17th. ultimo at Ha-Tsun in
the leased territory under the circumstances detailed in the
enclosed copy of a petition from the uncle of the deceased.
I also enclose copies of statements made
before Mr.Lockhart by the son of the murdered man and by a
clansman relative to the finding of the body.
His Excellency the Governor will be obli-
ged if you will be good enough to move the Viceroy to issue
immediate and peremptory instructions to the Sun-On Magistra
te toarrest the persons mentionedby Mr. May and when this has been done the latter will co-operate with the Chinese Autho-
rities in making search for them.
When the men are arrested the necessary
witnesses will be sent to the Chinese court to give evidence.
His Excellency the Governor is exceeding-
ly anxious that these men should be brought to Justice and
I am to ask you to use every endeavour in that direction.
I have &c.
(Signed)J.G.T.Buckle,
per Colonial Secretary.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,Canton.
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