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interior of China, so that their testimony is less prejudiced by fear, and _
and chiefly because : the evidence of the principal witnesses can be promptly confirmed on minute points in a manner that would be impracticable if the witnesses had to be brought long
distances.
20.
We have had difficulty enough, and have not yet -
apparently
succeeded, in
impressing
impressing Government with our
the Chinese
as to the inadmissibi
view
nissibility of hearsay evidence; and to
· pursuade them
of
the
importance of minutie such as I have referred to would
air
experience,
if
be, judging by quite hopeless; while even we did so pursuade them, the cost of bringing such witnesses to HongKong would make a large addition to the already great expense incurred
in