CO129-348 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [7-10] — Page 139

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Petition by Liu Hop Chun of No. 597, Sheung Shui Village praying

for assistance in claiming for compensation.

Petitioner had a son named Liu Pan who was

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petotal od bra eon30 anuit stuntteavet of rimuone boon of ££lv

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an assistant cook on the German Steamer "China" which was char-

-tered ny the Russian Government to convey coal. The steamer

collided with a Russian Mine and sunk on the 18th. July, 1904,

while on its way to Vladivostock. Mr. Li Ka Ngo, the Chinese

Consul at Vladivostock then claimed compensation on behalf of

petitioner and informed him that according to Russian Law com-

-pensation would be paid when anyone was killed when on

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Government business.On receipt of the above information pe-

-titioner applied to the officials of the locality and received

a certificate which he presented to the Russian Consul at Hong-

-kong and asked him to obtain the compensation for him but the

Consul told him that the compensation had already been paid

over to the Chinese Consul at Vladivostock. Two years have now

elapsed and the compensation is still unpaid. Petitioner is old

and poor and he therefore prays Your Ponour to communicate with

Mr. Li Ka Ngo, Chinese Consul at Vladivostock and obtain pay-

-ment of the compensation and petitioner will be ever grateful.

Dated 13th. November, 1906.