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Despatok from Lung Tutu to H.M. Consul-General.

October 22, 1913.

Extradition of Chung Hsiu-nan.

While Tutu in Janten, the rebel Oh'en Ch'iung-

ming had a cousin Chung Heiu-nan occupying a responsible

post in the Treasury Department. On August 4, when

the Lu Chún revolted, Chung decapped to Hongkong with

$150,000 og Government funds, This money, which was in

the Shamien branch of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking

Corporation, was transfered in Chung's name to the

Hongkong office of that Bank and Chung got a friend

called Young Sai Ngam to have the money transferred to

the Russian Bank in Hongkong. An officer sent to make

enquiries informs me that the money is still in the

Russian Bank andt that Chung Hsiu-nan is resident in the

Colony.

It appears to me that Chung's offence is so clear

that he cannot but be arrested and punished.

I have de-

puted Lao Yee Fun to proceed to Hongkong to prosecute

qnquries and I should be obliged if you would be good

enough by telegraph to request H.E. the officer Adminis-

tering the Government to instruct the Police to arrest

Chung Hsiu-nan and hand his over to Lao Yes Fun, to be

samo

brought back to Canton for trial: and at the time to

instruct the Russian Bank to retain the sum of $150.000. 00

deposited therein by Young Sai Ngan -

Seal of Lung Tutu.

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