CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9] — Page 273

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compensation for the death of this passenger, the firm admit,

in the eyes of the Chinese, that the man's death was not a

natural one: by dismissing the Captain they rake him responsible

for what occurred: and by taking steps to re-open the case they

show that they are not satisfied with the British Consul's

original decision, a decision approved by His Majesty's

Minister and acquiesced in by the Chinese Authorities.

I would point out that, had the watchman

actually caused this ran's death, the reparation now made by

the firm might well be considered more than sufficient; but I

make bold to say that no Court of law in the world would have

entered a conviction on the evidence adduced at the enquiry,

and one of the Chinese Officials who was present on that

occasion has since admitted that the evidence was not sufficient

to convict the accused in a Chinese Court.

The Self Government Society, a frankly anti-

-foreign, and, as far as Hongkong is concerned, anti-British

organization, have kept alive this agitation over the "Fatalian"

case for obvious reasons: to keep themselves in the public eyel

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