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This

the hands of the Court provert that I spoke the truth and that he did not surely is a phase of Jurisprudence which

merits a

remedy. There is no legal appeal

provided and hence I apply to

as

having it in

you,

Lir.

your paneer to make

some provision against a repetition of

such

au

occurrence,

I should e. plain that Mr. Kengemill

my opponent in the cases

is a

I complame of barrester-at-law who has resided in

the Colony for about twelve

who has acted as

than

years Attorney General.

and

bu Mone

one occasion during the vacancy of that office.

Under the Ordinance.

(now happily repealed) which amalgamated the two branches of the legal profession W. thingsmile carried on the business of general Practioner at law =

M

should further explain that ther

baust in

is a

Hongkong called the Summary Jurisdiction Caurt, which sits without a Sury, and in which sents up to five -hundred dollars can be tried. The Appeal. from this Court lies to the Supreme Court - gaes no farther. Diving to the

leut.

abunce

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I the

absence of the chef Suctive, W Ball the Judge

Mr of the Summary Caunt presides at the Supreme

Count, and M.. Whyte rx barrister, -Stipendiary Magistrates has been appointed in M. Balli place at the Summary Court. The decisions I complain of were made by M. Whyte in the Cummary Count on the 25th I moved for leave to exppeal and oblanied the privilege of an interview enth Mr. Ball in Chambers when was refused on the ground that no evidence had been rejected, a dictume Scannot

e presently

July.

my application

cessent to for reasons which will,

appear.

I should also explain,

I employed no famusel, because in a small Community like this a lawyer.

cannot be induced to act against another-

My powers of diction and

argument being very excumscribed. I crave reference to a Report of the cases refer to contained in the annexed local paper The remarks of the Editor

Cases, though

the

in many paints pertinent and applicable I am in no

in no way responsible for stile I

bee perused

leeg ther

Prriter

The

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