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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1910.

· MISSIONS AND EMISSIONS,

We constantly hear people exaggerate, we constantly hear our friends exaggerate, we constantly hear missionaries exaggerate. Our desire to exercise Christian charity in our vivid realization of that not always obvious truth the Brotherhood of Man causes us to smile indulgently at exaggeration 'by other people; when commited by our friends,

amusement is tempered by wonder at to in- futile a weakness in persons otherwise so ́estimable, and so lovable; but when mis sionaries are guilty of it amusement ceases, and only Christian charity remains, and (may we be forgiven for it very little of that. In most cases; however, we are not called apon to protest; our duty is not incompatible with our silence. But sometimes it happens

them are Christians?

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE English Mart of the 11th Juce has been delivered in London.

A PRIVATE belonging to the 11th Rajputs was foed Ss at Magistracy this morning for throw, ing slopes at a native.

MR. Andrew Forbes of Messrs. Bradley & Co. has joined the Board of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hacking Corporation.

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CCHINESE AND PORTUGUESE

ENCOUNTER

PH WEDNESDAY JULY 13 1010

GUNBOẠT CÔ-OPERATES IN, CANNONADING,

News of a rather serions Import was brought to os today with the strival of the steamer from Maces in the forenoon. In brief, it tel of the reduction of villages in the land of Colowan to ashes by the combined land and naval forces of the Portuguese. So as to re move any doubt that may lurk in the public mind as to the necessity for concerted action by the Portuguesa forces in the neighbouring colony it should be stated at the outer and the drastic censore was not dictated by any politic at considerations, but that it was necessary on the ground of practical expediency which rendered Imperativa the extermination of the ana-rovera' lair which had objained a permanent babiint on the island. Colowac is situat ed just opposita Macao, some four miles 'distant by water from the settlement,

HELD TO RANSOM,

The origin of the trouble is reported to be the holding to ransons of e aumber of school children who had been kidnapped in Caz ton and were held in bondage, by the pirates in Colowas. They demanded a sum of $15,000 for the release of shoir captiver, but the children's parents were said to agree to

Viceroy Yuan's Sarcasm,

BRITISH PROTEST REFUTED.

· SERIOUS ALLEDATIONS' BY HE YUAN

DASHU`HSUN.

DISCUSSION BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE:

When a case was mentioned before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, in the Suprema Court this moming, Mr. M. W. Slade, K. O. said; e was quite rendy to go'os.

Mr. Potter-Your Lordship: made an order for security for costs. The security, has not been faithcoming.

BY THE CHILE, JUSTICE

Slr Francis Piggott, delivered his decision in the Supreme Court this morning in the cars in which the Tung Sang Wish firm ited Chow Chun Kit, a former partner in the firm, to recover the sum of $13,054, for manias had and received by the defendant for the use of the plaintiffs and which the defendant converted to ble own une... Mr. a Yerde R. A. Herding, Eldon Lot

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Hjs Lordship—When was the order made ? allow, and Mortaliga for ME Potter-On the 4th of July. We asked

*for the security months ago, angry

Slado-They did not get the money

appeared

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Më, Slade—Wa are waiting for the monky arrive from Singapore. The estate is in Singa. pore

because the executer was personally liable

Mr. Poller-Your Lordship kold that the executor was not personally liable.

MY, Sláda-The man has gone down himself, Mr. Potter Personally," "I don't think, the money will ever be forthcoming.

Mr. Slade-It's only an effort by the other hide to back but of it.

In the cont of, his judgments the Chief Justice said that the had experienced a feat deal of trouble in that cars. He could not ser he was altogether satisfied with the defendant à line of defence. The concision at which be arrived was a conclusion which was consis chi with Justice, Defendant had been a partner in the plaintiff firm and received certain monies belonging to the firm which be misapproprial ad. The story of the misappropriatlon was told in rather simple language. On the advice of a friend the defendant found a con-alk months ago. venient opportunity to gamble is rice and lost the firm's money. - An ingenious form of argu. meat was adopted by Counsel is seeking not to have judgment delivered against the delen,

Mr. Potter-Not at all.

Mr. SladeThey could hava mentioned it

[From Our Own Corres Jondent]

Canton, 18th July, The following is literal tranulation of a telegram forwarded yesterday by H. E. Viceroy Yuan in answer to the telegraphic instractions from the Ministry of Foreign &flats at Poking respecting the recent establishment of the abi Prepared Opium License Monopoly in Canton, Mela "On receipt of your telegram I, Instructed the the Canton Government Anti-Opium Bureau to investigate and to report in detall on the matter. The Barona has now reported that the new prepared oplum license fees are levied on opium only after preparation from foreign law optom by the prepared opium dealers and smokers, and not on foreign, raw oplem as soon as it bas passed the Customs or just lauded. The collection of such liceate fees In Canton is not, therefore, a breach of the Addi tional Atticles to the Chalon Treaty at all. As these feas are not in the nature of an additional impost en foreign opium on lie Importation, foreign opium when being imported in chests does not suffer anything, Frepared oplom from both foreign and pativo, raw opium is treated alike with regard to the collecdaut. He simply wished to take advantage of tlow of the license fees and there is nothing point of law. It was not a technical point of law but merely a polat of law. Under those

A furikai devalopment hus arises out of the dealers. The collection of such fees on pre circumstances Counsel ought not to be car pared opium is quite a matter of internal reprised that the Court was not leclined to give case of Mr. John Traities who, on the ground venue concerning the administration of our him much sympathy and did not place much of defective colour-vision, was lately arraigned own government. The limit of time for faith in his argument. The defendant had by the Board of Trade-who declined to grant the-prepared oplum dealers and smokeis to contended that because the firm consisted of him hi, First Mate's certificate, the examina

more than twenty members, it could not tlen för which he had passed-and who, funber- boil the raw opiam they purchased is a stop

moore, called upon him to surrender tifica taken with a view to prevent merchiote from. In plainer language, the defendant's cont storing up the article in inland places for tention when translated became "We are an for Second Mate of which he was already in illegal firm,” Knowlog the law, the defendant | ponsellos. It will be remembered, that the those to conliaus his connection with the firs. By bis own conduct, he ought to be estepped from raising, the point. There were certain laws in existence which were known as the laws of public order of which the public ware

Two men were awarded six montba' hard labour and four hours' stocks in the Police Coast this morning for returning from banish-Sis,000 only which the brigands afused to. Ac-differentiation against the foreign-oplum

mest.

ASKING ASSISTANCE

from Macar: At one o'clock in the morning of yesterday (Tuesday) some fifty Portuguese

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Cept. Accordingly, the Chinese parents com Ar the Magistracy this mornjug, a Chinese municated with the Macao Government who was committed for trisl for kidnapping a four-promised every assistance for the recovery of year-old boy. The infant was found in pri- the lads. The first signs of the impending sonor's possession yesterday.

trouble was the observance of distress signal THE Valled States are strongly pressing their rockets fired at Colewan --- proposal to hold the Conference'at the Hague, for conventionalising the recommendations of the Bhanghai Opium Commission; the Govern. ment of India are by no means in favour of the soldiers belonging to the lafantry proposal. The Pioneer hopes the India Office barked on board a Government, launch and may be able to influence the British Govern proceeded to the insular dependency. Evid ment against agreeing to the proposal. ently the piratical force was considerably under Leslimated; for us sooner did the quarter The Fifth edition of the New Street ladex, by compasy bigia to march on the Chinese Arthur Chapman, Government Assessor, re-entrenchment with a view to besiegs them than vised and corrected up to date of issue, will be they were met by a terrific deadly fusillade. ready early in September. The Street Index The officer in charge of the punitive expedition is invaluable to solicitors, insurance companies, at once realised the atter futility-of-resisting the architects and surveyors, estate agents, properly onslaught which gave unmistakable evidence ol Infinitely superior numbers, so it was de cided to retreat and await further rainforce meuta from Macao before operations would

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THE HUARD 'CASH.

APPEAL MENTIONED BEFORE - THE FULL COURT,

Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, and Mr. Justice Gomperix, Acting Puisne Judge, sking as a Full Court this morning, the CARD was again mentioned in which D. R

Captain and 5. M. E. Allens are seeking to

have a decision delivered by Mr. E. 1. Halifax, First Police Magistrate, reversed, in that the appollants were each sepioncèd to fourteen days hard labour for an alleged assault on Miss Della Hused in her house io Hollywood Road oz. the 6th May last, the appellante not being guilty of the offence pre- ferred against them. Mr. Eldon Potter appeus ed for Captain and Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., represented Allana. Mr. G. G. Alabaster was los the respondent.

Mr. Slade stated that be understood that the case was not to be taken that morning. The case had not been mentioned at all.

Mr. Alabaster explained that Mr. Potter "ppeared for Captain and Mr. Slade for Alfans. He represented the respondent.

Mr. Stade-There was a sort of triangular

scrap (laughter) and two persons were convicted. Mr. Alabaster-Each of the parties filed a separate notice of appeal. Only one of the

appellants was mentioned last time. Det

Mr. Potter-There are two separate appeals, Mr, Alabaster-They ought to be taken to- gether.

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Mr. Potter-I don't think they ought to be Jaken together.

The Chief Justice-Oh, yes. Proceeding, his Lordship said when he said

meant it in the sense that they should be taken on the same day.

be recommenced.

in the early encounter two Ponoguae soldiers were seriously injured while a corporal was mortally wounded. The latter died from the injury received at the SanJanuario Military Hospital at seven o'clock yesterday. evening.

REINFORCEMENTS DESPATCHED, Yesterday afternoon, after the receip! of Dawa of the Portuguess reverse, a reinforcement of considerably over 100 men,comprising raillery, lofantry and European polico, embarked for Colowan, The artillery were equipped with field gune. Upon arrival the ostensibly peaceful inhabitants of the villages, who bad hitherto been perfectig amenable to Portuguese law and jurisdiction, were invited to vacante the island and were promised shelter out of the xans of the contemplated military operations. Instead, as expected, of moring out of harm's way, the natives had already conceited action with the desperadoes and were, so to speak, armed to the teeth to fight the Portuguese. They, too,

OPENED FIRE

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fature use."

"The agreement made between the British Minister and the Wai-wupp respecting the reduction of foreigs raw npium to be imported into China sets forth that, from the sath moon of the 33rd year of Kuang Hsu, the importation

"la enforcing the prepared opium license lee regulations, the Government Anti-Opium Bureau required the prepared opium dealers and smokers to boil the amount of raw opium tbey purchased, at any time, within three days after its purchase simply with a view to prevent mer- chants from boarding the ding in stock. The drug, if secretly accumulated, will certainly have

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It was decided that the case should be men- tioned fața mohik's times"

"A COLOUR PISION AT SEA..

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE TO BE SIG

SAJASSAT APPOINTED."

Board of Trade instituted a special Inquiry, pre sided over by Sir Francis Mowait, G. C. B. assisted by Mr. John Dicklasco, a Metropolitan Magistrate. The Imperial Merchant Service Guild defended Mr. Tratlles, and, after a long heating, Mr. Trauley certificate was returned to coats. The Guild have Intely addreised re- presentations to the Board on the matter of Mr. Trattles First Myle's certificate and this has now been granted to him.

Arising put of this case, the Board of Trade

of raw opium is to be reduced proportionally bound to take notice. There was a scintilla of by one-tenth every year. It has, however, authority in favour of the plastiff that the dabira by the Court, its Boald being mulcted in been found, from the statistics of opium imfendant could not bring the point and be la ported, that there has been a reduction of tended to place the defendant on the horns of only 3% in the 34th your of Kuang Hsu a dilemma. He would either have to except the compared with the amount imported in the judgment or allow the plaintiffs to make an 33rd year. Agalo lo the 1st year of Hsuan amendment in respect of the names of the Tung, that is, last year, the amount of foreign partners, as it would be manifestly unfair if he advise the Guild that they are about to appoter opium imported was not decreased but has did not make an effbit to save costs. The a small Departmental Commitise, to advisa actually increased instead, Where has this individual members of the firm could sun to them as to what changge, if any, appear, increased amount of foreign raw opium been dependently sed they were entitled to recover advisable to the sysford of Night: tests..... taken to? It is therefore, the opinion of the their share of the business. Having said that, now in force, it is. But intended that public that it must have been stored up by some he was going to refer to another question representatives from Shipping bodies sanit which he thought involved important principias, sit on this Committer, the Board lsforming merchants.

in that case, the fong question had arisen lobe Guild that they Have deliberately decided somewhat peculiar chcumstances. The ques to avoid this method of constituting the Com

mittee as posultable, bave regard to the sature ton and often troubled that Court and he was of opinion that the time had arrived when they of the subject to be investigated and the unmy lish law to the Chinese castom. It was hopo prorenied. In this connection Sie, Walter.J ought to make some attempt to apply the Eag ber of loterests that would reqsire to be m less to shut their eyes to the fact that the cus. Howell, G.C.Bot baball of the Board states “ tom existed, as it was equally hopeless as it that they will not themselves be refresected the effect of producing more opium smokers in seemed to him to try to persuade the Chinese upon the Committee, They will, however, Chine, and the evil of opium smoking will be to abandon it. They thought it had certain teader evidence as to matters within their difficult of eradication and cannot be succesful-advantages and it was the duty of that Court to knowledge and it is hoped that a similar count ty suppressed within the limited period of tan apply the legal principles of the law which they will be adapted by other person and bodiss years. It should be well understood that once had imposed on the Coloay to the customs of interested, including the Imperial Merchant raw opium has been imported and sold by those whom they invited to trado here, so long Service Guild. foreign opium dealers to Chinese merchants, no

as those customs were mot antagonistic to the matter in whatever limit of time the opium thay fundamental principles of their law. Ho hed bought by the Chinese merchants is required to already fotimated in a previous case that, how be boiled and whatever prepared opinm license ever inconvenient the t,ng custom might be, it fees are levied on it, there is nothing that in- was not so antagonistic to the law that the Cour terferes with the Treaty regulations and there is could disregardit: Hestariod, than, with this faci also nothing that concerns the foreign opiumthat the Court knew that for certain purposes on the European forces, which furnished dealers. There is therefore nothing to be found with which they were not vary familiar the the signal for a general cannonadisg of the fault with as far as the recent institution of the Chinese used a long name to designate some island by the joint military and naval Portu-prepared opium license in Canton is concerned particular fund and that in asing it thay in guese forces who now sintly conducted the "It has been clearly laid down in the Agree.tended so far as the law permitted them to uso punitive expedition. The river gnabast Maran mant that both foreign and native opium is to or charge those particular funds only. Whether was also commissioned fraction and her Hotch-be reduced propertionately every year. Now they could do that most depend on the cire kiss guns kept an incessant fire on the villages the cultivation of the poppy in the varicus procumstances of each case. But be thought they throughout yesterday afternoon. Our infor- viccel bar been reduced by about 80%. On most accept that fact and also see that dong mant tells us that the villages aro practically account of the shortage of pativa oplamTM jo`ite

production, a telegram received from the To chih-Pa (the Ministry of Finance), in the 3rd moon this godt, stated that it was foured that all opium smokers might consume foreign oplam lustead of native oplum la future. The Ministry should make investigation to as ported and whelber the quantity has in created or decreased. *Arepresentation abould also be addressed to the Britials Minister requesting that the importation of foreign raw opiors should be reduced is proportion, accord ing to the terms stipulated in the agreement, The regulations should be strictly observed by all concerned in order to assist China In the suppression of the evil of opium smoking.

As stated in the British Minister'srepresenta tion, the Government of India declined to re duce the quality of raw opium for exportation to Chins more than the amount previously fr ranged. That is only a mere excuse, but in reality it is for the purpose of protecting the in terest of the foreign raw oplum dealers. This action in quita contrary to the original good will of the British Government in assisting the party to the action to raise the question and suppression of the opian smoking rice in either destray the prima facie himself or call Chine. All civilised nations are willing to lead on the other party to substantiate the presump.

hard to help the Chinese in the matter, and tion. the British Government, a. civilised nation second to pone la the world, is expected to do similarly towards Caine and will not act con. trarily simply for the sake of protecting the in- teresis of the few foreign oplum dealers,

REDUCED TO ASHES;

THE OPIUM 'GRISIS.

INDIAN GOVERNMENT ALARM-

Simla, Jane'16th. A telegraphic raphat has been received from the Secretary on the opium, slimstion in Obina, which confirms the report that a new tax his been imposed upon manufactured opium, both local and Indian, from June 7ib. The us dies not appear to bave been extended to raw opium from India. The scale of the now tax is not very clearly given and fresh and detalled. reports have bean requested from the India Office. It is unfortunata at the present moment that Sir John Jaidine, [Jordan) British Minister at Faking, is on short leave and Mt. Max Muller is officiating. The latter, bowaven. has sat in a long report to the British Fortiga Office, and he is moving in the new situation created by the tex. The Government of India are greatly disturbed at the prospectiva fall of went has not yet transpired,

that a missionary gires utterance to, so per- that the cases should be taken together be ↑ Chinese engaged in the deadly encounter casiala, the amount of foreiga opinm im for the purpose el determining whether they revenue, but the attitude of the Höme Govarn«.

Mr. Potter-Caplain was the first appellant,

therefore his is entliled to be board first.

Mr. Slado-To save time F. suggest they should be taken together. They are the same casa.

The Paiste Judge-They were charged to

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Mr. Stade-Yes, my Lord. „The case was adjourned. ·

LISBON CONSPIRACY.

ARRESTS OF SOLDIEÈS TAKING PLACE ;

EVERY DAY,

Ha ban no idea what the casualties are like, but it may be safely concluded that the Chinese must have lost, in killed and wounded, ovor one hundred men. It was reported as Macao last evening that the number of the was over 300 storg and that they were armed with modern Mauser rilis and used smokeless powder. The Governor of Macao has come missioned his side-do-camp, Lient. Machado "(son of Gandia) Sir Joachim Machado, the Macao Delimitation Commissioner) to proceed to the scene of the trouble. Up to this morning Lieut. Machado had not returned to Macao.

A FURTHER CONTINGENT-

of artillery was marching out of barracks this moralng, with field guns, to reinforce the men operating at Colowan. The gunbost Paleta was getting ready to steam up to the scere of the trouble from the inner harbour, Back

As soon as we first received the serious rows chronicled above we inquired of the Portuguese Consul at Hongkong if he had any official con firmation of the encounter. Up to the ile hour, Mr. Leiria had had no news. Sobie queat logaíry, fater in the afternoon, elícited from that gentleman the fact that a bad re- calved a telegram from Macao, but had no in formation to impart for publication.

picious au assertion' that instead of "a mere exaggeration it has actually the force of a perversion of the truth. It is then that we are bound to express our disapproval, and to protest in the name of reason,"moderation, and also of religion against such dangerous' and fallacious pronouncements. Our cor respondent. "The Triangle" has called our attention to one of these, While we do not- jola with him in blá “iaeva indignatio," we certainly do think that to compare the op- portunity given to missionary effort by "the" awakening of China” (u phrase, by the way, which may mean several, even mutually self- contradictory, things) to that offered by the day of Pentecost," is to a religious mind repulsive, and to assert that "po such chance is likely to be given to missionaries Again fill the Day of Judgment" is to an irreligious mind a flight of prophecy over

These agents after a time won over a certain the height of absurdity. The unrivalled number of the mas as adbere sts; and these, Sopportunities for evangelization offered by in their tara, fanher helped forward the pro-

Great Britain's conquest of India more than paganda, mini one hundred years ago, and the partition of the greater part of the army is considered to be absolutely faithful to the monarchy and Affica among the European nations more the constitution. At the same time, it is not than twenty years ago, do not seem to have really known what headway the promoters of borne such fruit as the Day of Pentecost dided to making.

editary revolutionary cause have succeed to a far shorter time, at far less expenditure. The semi-official Diario Noticias reports that Islands. In answer to questions by agents of The opening of Japan to missionary efforts of soldiers are taking place daily, and the Government the management of the trust that there mao am being imprisoned in the bas denied that the organisation was in any was another, Pentecostal "chance" for misfortresses. It is fastbar declared that the Gov. way laterested in the purchase of the San Jose

We are not disparaging the real, srament will proceed with the, naprgy. Its the

Indire DORM repression of the movement, degree notata la séludórs, either directly

Lisbon, Jane 35 A great sensation has been created in the capital by the arrest of a number of military, to who are stated to be insplicated in a re- volutionary movement. Through certain dis- closures which were made by several sergeants of regiment quartered in Lisbon the Govara ment discovered that the revolutionary piny bad Introduced a number of their members into one of the army corps.

“Au wa go-to prasë we hear that the Portu- cuiser Rainha Dona Amelia, now in port, is getting up steam to proceed to bincro

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Dames were sometimes ored for a man and that each was only an allar for himself. Now they had to apply that process to the re quirements of the Companies Act. If tong ngits Ward used for associations, he thought that the prima facia must be taken to be that they had different funds and different parsons sight of most be registration under the Act:

Commenting pathe above, the Indian Daily But the prima facis might be rabulled. He had no jurisdiction over the Registrar of Com Ness (Calcutta) writes :----- panies and could not direct him what he

** In our issue of yesterday our Simla corres should do, but he might indicate what he pondent described the Government of India on thought he might do, and the caso orisjog, ke being greatly disturbed -over the opium crisis thought he would be justified in requiring at Canton. Tale is not to be wondered at when evidence as to the meaning of the tong names | wo' remember, how largely the oplum revi used; and he would than direct whether the still buths in our Hodget and how fatal to tha food was reilly by law capable of being treated: year's trade will be the Canton, revenus

* separato creditor or person, But when action if it is not stopped. True the question arose in Court they the Cont Minister was wise enough, le spite would not go beyond a prima fur's and might ments, to place the revenue at a studiously requira soma kiod of proof or would allow a modern a level. But even that level could ast be attained if the action of the local authorities were not stopped by the Wal-wa-pu. What int additional gravity to the situation a few days ngo was that there appeared to be some relace tance on the part of the "Forsiga:

"The Ministry is requested to clearly inform the amendment. the British Ministry of this matter with these explanations."

SHELL TRANSPORT: Since the Shell Transport and Tradlóg Com THE directorate of the sugar trust has dispany linked lis fortunes with the Royal Dutch avowed the ownership of land in the Philippias Company there has been steady increase in the dividend, which for 1917 was 13 per cent, for 90 co per cent, and the directors now announces iză per cent, distribution for 2009 Some in the market had hoped bigger alla carry forward fro 193,000 to $30519 dend, but the directors have increased:

“TOSAKYKILMÓW Kmdust to £130,000,

bean augmented, during the year to the of 1,300,000 by the addition of

| sa premium on the way

th Imissionaries of to-day when solche impartial, which is, as your randaro nen | Ma...)

apparent, want of sICOORS, AWALE, A Most lasluential paper, reports ibat, and

awakening

with the the discovery has baan made that a number of to the offici The trans

officers of superior rank are limplicated in the achieved by the conspiracy This; however, has not been con

"Francis Xavier in Japan, Brand up te tha pesepulire

indoro.

London to move is the matter. That raise

sowy siffs with costs

Mr. Potter asked for Judgment for the plain, Mr. Alabaster said that he usdintood the ance is now in a measure explained by the question of costs was not settled on account of that the British Minister at Pekin is sti Mr. Potter-We are quite willing to pay the Rees in the House of Commons on Th coste of the amendment without demur provided shows that British authoritles do l

move fairly vigorously in the matter. they are set off against the amount recoverable response to jis protest the Wal wapa, or by us.

anse Foreign Office; has prom Mr. Alabaster--I did not galta understand a report from the Canton Viceto your judgment, my Lord, Your Lordship said this reply becomes merely an aset you were going to place the defendant on the of a real pralate joacalon sella kores of a dilemms but now I'm'

amodel of pressure tha: [p Viceroy its deliberating hit as your Lordchip how could we possibl Spe to succeed 10

won short leave. Bat Cól. Sesisy's reply

liin Lordship-That's fout wha comes in, yola ge

Judgment was then, eplored" with coll

cliged to

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