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explained in Chinese to the Convicts the danger of doing so, and His Excellency had the mine moved at once to points some 20 yards off at the East and West of the bank where there was no danger and where excavation at
Captain Darry
the West
Corner
Corners
thought their clearing away the earth would be more useful to the Military authorities, who had given
permission to obtain earth there. The men were
accordingly moved there before His Excellency left the
place.
"His Excellency observes that nothing but extreme pressure of