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but it has been
Jugenty "That in the conare of their Suginsy it haveme to our "Kunoledge that, presions to the appointment of the Commission, Certain papers Comected with Make Chow- "wong's trial, and sluchuight have been of service to the Commission have been destroyed: 'Clearly proved that their distinction was ordered, blely The cause they encumbered the Chinese Secretary's Office, while it appeared that they were then of 110 value and could not be further required".
Ishall not be envidlat a severe exitie if I say to deal with the proliation way Rvidence and the fedure resulting from such spoliation to prove the honger which pested m the destroyed evidence for proof.
that this is not the
of
Hatay
I might multiply instances of the terme hasty ound plovenly way in which their Report was deavou up_; _ a felhotes doubtless before the cloving of the mail for i urope.
Scontent myself with one mistance.
It hear your eally been exteemed to be a wholesome comon of Indivial interpretation of evidence to believe what each party sexys against his interest, and to lend on arcadime faith only to thine portions of lis statement which tend to serve it
Mrs Caldwell, a Chinese woman,
istendered
in evidence by her husband for his behalf and interest. the has to deny many things :_ amongst other things that the havoday Combection_ by blood, wage, nordoption
I ummate of a brothel.
with any owner
of
th
any
Shap lok (proved by other svidence to keep_ Report is thap lok (for brothel, and found by the Report to have levied Mi trikes in McCaldwell's name ) has been stated by
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other witnesses, spreathing sitter from repute or prolu
of the 27. June, 10 July 1868.
chaps,
22.24.
Report.
75
adoption
knowledge, to leave been a fort of Goudvister", a "nothin sister of Mrs Caldwell's, when the latter was known- by her name of birth Ayou
ow
Mrs Caldwell, instead of denying this statement, Mr. Caldwell had done, that is to say a biolutely and without qualification, admits that the kinows Shaplok, and fan hor_-11 other when Young; and that thaplok's mother and her (M's bald well) mother wore 'sworn sisters'. But the argues this does not
of acending to Chinese n
ne and the aplok-Listers . __
auvage
make uée à
ound then adds that according to Chinese wrage born. good friends call themselves brothers and Siviers!
which are
Immaccompanied
simply
Yet this is one
one of the Changes' sand to be 'not proved', and are any Mercial, mis
Hoad
my letter of the 12th May 1858 teen Janit before the bondmissions, and they left to extinct the leat " Changes for themselves they would have been that the above facts completely bear out the incidental statement Contained in that letter on the subject of Perrothel Connections, and instead of recording the Incomfore hemike finding of Not Roven they would have lived there facts for the purposes to which the statement in question
ordained.
?
Enough, I invever, on this point. It is not my nottery. present duty to examine into the matter. Horreafter. if His Excellency shall think fit to Ray the matter Lefore the Executive boneil it with her me my duty. to see that the investigation is complete.
When that time comes, I sheath art the Excentive Corneil to go a
to go a little further and then a branch of:
a bravaliut which as yet I have not touched, Farttude which the Minites of Evidence such way in
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