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He used the people, the Telegraph wires, modes there, lunch being a law-abiding subject. Having sought protection from the British laws, when they (the British) came, every effort was made to prevent trouble.
Ping Kut, having been entered into an undertaking, the authorities ordered that $500 should be paid within an hour's time as damages. His uncle's family was thrown into consternation. To make up the sum, the aunt borrowed money and pledged their servant girls.
Petitioner paid it into the camps at 3 pm at Tung... on the 13th of July; his cousin was thrown into the streets. To serve his sentence, he was delivered to his superior, ignorant of any soldier having burned his house.
The Commandant handed him over to the Tung Po Camp to be kept in custody until demand was made. If he had been guilty, he would deserve punishment, but Petitioner states his case for the world, saying that if he has been falsely accused by certain persons, having paid the fine, petitioner fears he (his uncle) will suffer much.
Warning of Land being taken...
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