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Major General Gascoigne.

Thanks for the information as to the suppos-

ed murder at Wong Kong. The facts go no further than

strong suspicion.

I quite agree with you in your appreciation of the position. We could not certainly try any

person for a murder committed in the territory held

in Military occupation. What you might not do it

would be hard to say. It appears to me that you

might do whatever seemed best to you even to the

extent of executing the criminal if you tried &

convicted him: but this is only my personal view.

Suppose for instance that an atrocious crime were

committed upon an Englishman in the district. We

should have no power to deal with it here. Would

you allow the perpetrators to go free ? or would

you call upon the Chinese authorities to take up the

case ?

M

But assuming that you had İZİN PREK✰

undoubted proof that a serious crime such as murder

had been committed in the district then I think it

would be advisable to let the executive here know of

it, not that the executive could take any action ther

but it might possibly affect persons & villages in

ME ÈÌKÉXİsk our territory & necessitate increased

vigilance just as it would be expedient for the

executive of the colony to keep you informed of any

crime that might affect the territory held in Mili-

tary occupation. This in fact is not more than has

heretofore been done by the Chinese Authorities &

ourselves.

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Cheay

(Agay H. A. Blake.

17/8/99.

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