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Acting Police Magistrate (Ston. Ay (hey)
to
solicitor for the Defendant (St. J. Stolneste)
My
Hongkong 15th February, 1881.
Dear Holmes,
I am afraid I cannot oblige you,
With every wish to serve you this time.
I have written to Mr. Parker asking him to get one of our Hakka Interpreters to write that you would liberally pay for the services, and here is the letter I have received from him.
Mr Ball understands Hakka and can interpret in that dialect - I should thank you if St. J. Holmes, Esqr...
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