CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 231

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P Y.

Translation.

From Viceroy Tan

Sir,

20th December, 1899.

229

Referring to previous correspondence on the subject of cattle lifting in the Ying Te District, I have the honour to inform you that I am now in receipt of the following report from the Ying Tê Hsien, Hr. Lü.

"Upon hearing of the robbery of a cattle boat on the river at Lan Pang Tan in this District on the night of the 6th October, I at once sent in pursuit of the robbers, and summoned the person robbed to make his statement and take the officers of the law to the scene of the crime to make inspection. In due course I received Your Excellency's instructions embodying the Consul's despatch and ordering me to deal with the case, in obedience to which I urged the military and police to further efforts for the arrest of the thieves and the recovery of the booty. I subsequently heard that on the night of the 6th November a cattle boat had again been held up and robbed on the river at Ta Ao Ho. In neither of the above cases did the

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PARA -- - P Y. Translation. From Viceroy Tan Sir, 20th December, 1899. 229 Referring to previous correspondence on the subject of cattle lifting in the Ying Te District, I have the honour to inform you that I am now in receipt of the following report from the Ying Tê Hsien, Hr. Lü. "Upon hearing of the robbery of a cattle boat on the river at Lan Pang Tan in this District on the night of the 6th October, I at once sent in pursuit of the robbers, and summoned the person robbed to make his statement and take the officers of the law to the scene of the crime to make inspection. In due course I received Your Excellency's instructions embodying the Consul's despatch and ordering me to deal with the case, in obedience to which I urged the military and police to further efforts for the arrest of the thieves and the recovery of the booty. I subsequently heard that on the night of the 6th November a cattle boat had again been held up and robbed on the river at Ta Ao Ho. In neither of the above cases did the

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PARA -- - P Y. Translation. From Viceroy Tan sir, 20th.December, 1899. 229 Referring to previous correspondence on the 英德 subject of cattle lifting in the Ying Te District, I have the honour to inform you that I am now in receipt of the following 呂 report from the Ying Tê Hsien, Hr. Lü. "Upon hearing of the robbery of a cattle boat 爛进灘 on the river at Lan Pang Tan in this District on the night of the 6th.October, I at once sent in pursuit of the robbers, and summoned the person robbed to make his statement and take the officers of the law to the scene of the crime to make inspection. In due course I received Your Excellency's instructions embo- dying the Consul's despatch and ordering me to deal with the case, in obedience to which I urged the military and police to further efforts for the arrest of the thieves and the recovery of the booty. I subsequently heard that on the night of the 6th. November a cattle boat had again been held up and robbed on the river at Ta Ao Ho. In neither of the above cases did the

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PARA -- -

P Y.

Translation.

From Viceroy Tan

sir,

20th.December, 1899.

229

Referring to previous correspondence on the

英德

subject of cattle lifting in the Ying Te District, I have the

honour to inform you that I am now in receipt of the following

呂

report from the Ying Tê Hsien, Hr. Lü.

"Upon hearing of the robbery of a cattle boat 爛进灘

on the river at Lan Pang Tan in this District on the night of

the 6th.October, I at once sent in pursuit of the robbers, and

summoned the person robbed to make his statement and take the

officers of the law to the scene of the crime to make inspection.

In due course I received Your Excellency's instructions embo-

dying the Consul's despatch and ordering me to deal with the

case, in obedience to which I urged the military and police to

further efforts for the arrest of the thieves and the recovery

of the booty. I subsequently heard that on the night of the

6th. November a cattle boat had again been held up and robbed

on the river at Ta Ao Ho. In neither of the above cases did

the

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