No. 138.
III.
(From His Majesty's Acting Consul General, Canton, to the Acting Colonial Secretary.)
HIS MAJESTY'S CONSULATE GENERAL, CANTON, 5th May, 1904.
SIR,-With reference to my Despatch No. 120 of April 18th* on the HUNG TSUN-FUK case, I have the honour to inform you that CHANG C'HO-TING was executed yesterday in the presence of two members of the Staff of this Consulate General. I enclose a copy of Mr. Vice-Consul GILES' report on the subject.
I also enclose a translation* of a Despatch received from the Viceroy, in which His Excellency apologises for the infringement of Hongkong territory, and thanks the Hongkong Government for the assistance given in the investigation of the whole case.
I replied to this Despatch yesterday in the terms of enclosure 3.*
I have, &c.,
C. W. CAMPBELL,
Acting Consul General.
No. 157.
V.
(From His Majesty's Acting Consul General, Canton, to the Acting Colonial Secretary.)
HIS MAJESTY'S CONSULATE GENERAL, CANTON, 27th May, 1904.
SIR,-With reference to your letter of May 10th*, the contents of which I communicated to the Viceroy as requested, I have the honour to enclose, for the information of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government of Hong Kong, a copy and translation of a Despatch received yesterday. The Imperial Decree therein enclosed appears to me to be satisfactory, and I propose to inform the Viceroy that as soon as I receive His Excellency's assurance that the punishments stated have been carried out the HUNG TSUN-FUK case will be considered closed.
I have, &c.,
C. W. CAMPBELL,
Acting Consul General.
(Enclosure to No. 138 of the 5th May, 1904. From Mr. B. Giles to Mr. C. W. Campbell, CMG.)
HIS MAJESTY'S CONSULATE GENERAL, CANTON, 4th May, 1904.
SIR,-With reference to the case of the murder of HUNG TSUN-FUK by CHANG C'HO-T'ING in Hongkong, I have the honour to report that, in accordance with your instructions, I proceeded this afternoon to the execution ground to be present at the execution of CHANG C'HO-TING by the Native Authorities. On arriving at the place Mr. MAJOR, who accompanied me, identified the criminal, who was then immediately beheaded in our presence.
I have, &c.,
BERTRAM GILES,
Vice-Consul.
(From the Acting Colonial Secretary to His Majesty's Acting Consul General, Canton.)
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, 10th May, 1904.
SIR,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 138 of the 5th instant, in which you state that CHANG CHO-TING was executed on the 4th instant, and enclosing a translation of a letter from the Viceroy of the Two Kwangs in which he apologises for the violation of British Sovereignty committed at the instigation of Chinese Officials in connection with the case of HUNG TSUN-FUK. I am to request you to be so good as to inform the Viceroy that this Government accepts his expressions of regret at the circumstance. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government felt satisfied that when the facts were made known to His Excellency the Viceroy, he would use every effort to bring the offenders to justice, and expects in due course to receive an assurance that the other persons implicated in the outrage have also undergone suitable punishment.
I have, &c.,
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
(Enclosure to No. 157 of the 27th May, 1904. Translation of a Despatch from Viceroy Ts'en to Mr. Campbell.)
SIR,-With reference to the case of HUNG TSUN-FUK, I have the honour to inform you that I memorialised the Throne, praying that all the officials who had been implicated in the affair should be dealt with, each according to his deserts. On the 17th of May last I received an Imperial Edict, copy of which I herewith transmit for your information.
I have, &c.,
Copy of Imperial Edict.
(Viceroy's Seal.)
With reference to the Memorial of Viceroy Ts'EN, praying for the punishment of the spy who compassed the death of the man he had deceived, thereby violating the territory of Hongkong and received a reward under false pretences; and that of the officials who connived at his offence; we hereby decree that HO WEI-TSUNG, Senior Lieutenant in charge of the 4th Battalion of the 1st Division of the Provincial Admiral's troops; LI SHAN, Senior Lieutenant in charge of the 4th Battalion of the 4th Division under the command of the Colonel stationed at Ch'ih-hsi; FANG HSING-KUO, SU TING-CHEN and LI CHIN-YUEH, Senior Sub-Lieutenants, and the deceased Sergeant CHU CH'ANG are to be cashiered. CH'ANG-CH'ING, Admiral for the Province of Kuang-tung, who was guilty of neglect of duty, is to be removed from his post as a warning to others. For the rest, the matter is to be dealt with as suggested by the Viceroy.
No. 185.
VI.
(From His Majesty's Acting Consul General, Canton, to the Acting Colonial Secretary.)
HIS MAJESTY'S CONSULATE GENERAL, CANTON, 20th June, 1904.
SIR,-With reference to my letter No. 157 of May 27th, I have the honour to enclose a copy† and translation of a Despatch from the Viceroy, in which His Excellency states that Admiral HO has been removed, and that the minor officials concerned in the HUNG TSUN-FUK case have been dismissed.
I have informed the Viceroy that the case may now be considered closed.
I have, &c.,
C. W. CAMPBELL.
Acting Consul General.
* Not printed.
† Not printed.
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No. 138.
III.
(From His Majesty's Acting Consul General, Canton, to
the Acting Colonial Secretary.)
HIS MAJESTY'S CONSULATE GENERAL, CANTON, 5th May, 1904.
SIR,-With reference to my Despatch No. 120 of April 18th* on the HUNG TSUN-FUR case, I have the honour to inform you that CHANG C'HO-TING was executed yesterday in the presence of two members of the Staff of this Consulate General. I enclose a copy of Mr. Vice-Consul GILES' report on the subject.
I also enclose a translation* of a Despatch received from the Viceroy, in which His Excellency apologises for the infringement of Hongkong territory, and thanks the Hongkong Government for the assistance given in the investigation of the whole case.
I replied to this Despatch yesterday in the terms of enclosure 3.*
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No. 157.
V.
(From His Majesty's Acting Consul General, Canton, to the Acting Colonial Secretary.
HIS MAJESTY'S Consulate GENERAL,
CANTON, 27th May, 1904.
SIR,With reference to your letter of May 10th * the contents of which I communicated to the Viceroy as requested, I have the honour to enclose, for the information of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government of Hong. kong, a copy and translation of a Despatch received yesterday, The Imperial Decree therein enclosed appears to me to be satisfactory, and I propose to inform the Viceroy that as scon as I receive His Excellency's assurance that the punish- inents stated have been carried out the HUNG TSUN-PUK case will be considered closed.
I have, &c.,
C. W. CAMPBELL.
Acting Consul Gracvat.
I have, &c.,
C. W. CAMPBELL,
Acting Consul General,
From Mr. B. Giles to
( Enclosure to No. 138 of the 5th May, 1904.
Mr. C. W. Campbell, CMG).
HIS MAJESTY'S CONSULATE GENERAL, CANTON, 4th May, 1904.
SI,-With reference to the case of the murder of HUNG TSUN-FUK by CHANG C'HO-T'ING in Hongkong, I have the honour to report that, in accordance with your instructions, I proceeded this afternoon to the execution ground to be present at the execution of Cuang C'Ho-ring by the Native Authorities. On arriving at the place Mr. MAJOR, who accompanied me, identified the criminal, who was then immediately beheaded in our presence.
I have, &c.,
IV.
BERTRAM GILES,
Vice-Consul,
(From the Acting Colonial Secretary to His Majesty's Arting Consul General, Canton.)
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 10th May, 1904.
SIR,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 138 of the 5th instant, in which you state that CHANG CHO-TING was executed on the 4th instant, and enclosing a translation of a letter from the Viceroy of the Two Kwangs in which he apologises for the violation of British Sovereignty committed at the instigation of Chinese Officials in connection with the case of HUNG TSUN- FUL. I am to request you to be so good as to inform the Viceroy that this Govern- His Excellency the ment accepts his expressions of regret at the circumstance. Officer Administering the Government felt satisfied that when the facts were made known to His Excellency the Viceroy, he would use every effort to bring the offenders to justice, and expects in due course to receive an assurance that the other persons implicated in the outrage have also undergone suitable punishment.
I have, &c.,
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Celonial Secretary,
(Enclosure to No. 157 of the 27th May, 1904. Translation of a Despatch from Viceroy 4s'en to Mr. Campbell.)
SIR,With reference to the case of HUNG TSUN-FUK, I have the honour to inform you that I memorialised the Throne, praying that all the officials who had been implicated in the affair should be dealt with, each according to his deserts. On the 17th of May last I received an Imperial Edict, copy of which I herewith transmit for your information.
I have, &c.,
Copy of Imperial Edict.
(Viceroy's Seal.)
With reference to the Memorial of Viceroy Ts'EN, praying for the punishment of the spy who compassed the death of the man he had deceived, thereby violating the territory of Hongkong and received a reward under false pretences; and that of the officials who connived at his offence; we hereby deeree that Ho WEI-TSUNG, Senior Lieutenant in charge of the 4th Battalion of the 1st Division of the Pro- vincial Admiral's troops; Lis SHAN, Senior Lieutenant in charge of the 4th Battalion of the 4th Division under the command of the Colonel stationed at Ch'ib-hsi; FANG HSING-KUO, SU TING-CHEN and LI CHIN-YCEH, Senior Sub- Ho Lieutenants, and the deceased Sergeant Cnu CH'ANG are to be cashiered. CH'ANG-CH'ING, Admiral for the Province of Kuang-tung, who was guilty of neglect of duty, is to be removed from his post as a warning to others. For the rest, the matter is to be dealt with as suggested by the Viceroy.
No. 185.
VI
(From His Majesty's Acting Consul General, Canton, to the Acting Colonial Secretary ).
HIS MAJESTY's Consulate General, CANTON, 20th June, 1904,
SIR, With reference to my letter No. 157 of May 27th I have the honour to enclose a copy† and translation of a Despatch from the Viceroy, in which His Excellency states that Admiral Ho has been removed, and that the minor officials concerned in the Husa TsrN-FUK case have been dismissed.
I have informed the Viceroy that the case may now he considered closed.
I have, &c.,
C. M. CAMPBELL.
Acting Consul Gemrat.
* Sot printed.
* (No. (V.)
† Not printed.
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