CO129-508-4 Cases of attacks by pirates 6-11-1927 - 23-11-1928 — Page 213

Enclosure he.1 in Sir S. Barton's despatch to Pekin, No.104 of the

28th Decembar, 1927.

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Translation of letter from Commissioner for Foreign Affairs

to H.k. Consul-General, Shanghai.

N,k.

sir,

December Elst, 1927.

I have received the following telegram dated December 20th from the Ministry for Foreign

Affairs of the Nationalist devernment!-

"Seven pirates implicated in the "Irene'

case have been sentenced to death by the

Hongkong Court. Please at once write to

H.M. Consul General and sak him to request

the Hongkon Government to postpone execution.

Despatch follows."

I have accordingly to request that you will

without delay comunicate with the Hongkong Government

in the desired sense.

I have eto..

(sg4.) Euo Tai-chi.