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straight for the Lower Bazaar. The ship's best seeing her alter her course, returned to the ship. When I returned to the Farm, I saw the prisoners in their boat. I did not speak to them.
They must have been at anchor some time as the Mat awnings were all spread out -- Under the circumstance of the direction the fact boat book. I should consider half an hour a good passage to the Lower Bazaar. I do not think the Opium Farmer would keep the prisoners in his employ if he did not trust them.
: Signed, Wong thing bun
Laing Amora sworn states. Sam a Herry brahman. On the 17th instant about to fract 3 o'clock. Sons on my way from Swatow Fast point to the town when prisoners boat kept company with me, until I came to the Central Market where they parted company, and the prisoner's boat continued in the direction of the Lower Bazaar.
overtook me about 100 yards from the ... "Bornanje" on the bowtoong side, but mean towards the town. (Witness is requested to point a distance. He does so, which in the opinion of the Chief Magistrate is 400 yards.) I first observed the prisoner's boat alongside the Bomanger. I did not see her chase any boat. I did not see the Complainant's boat, or 6 prisoners' boat near any boat.
(signed) Witness track.
Witness Frank...
Complainant asked no questions of the Witness.
Wern Ayon sworn, states. I was returning in my Ferry boat in the 17th instant. At about 4 o'clock I got half way across the harbor when I met the prisoners' boat which was sailing up the harbor towards the Lower Bazaar. I first saw the last boat sailing in the direction of Cheung Chau theory, then she had got half way across, she altered her course and sailed up the harbor, and shortly after, we met together.
There were plenty of boats about, but I did not observe any particular one. The prisoners' boat was sailing.