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a pension, involving, as it would, a slur on his professional reputation. He said that it was unfair that he should have to be tried in Hong Kong after a considerable lapse of time, that everyone in Hong Kong was in league against him, that they regard him as a scapegoat, and hinted that they were prejudiced against him.
He mentioned that Messrs. May, Thomson, and Deacon had been on the Commission which had enquired into his Department, were members of the Executive Council, and that the whole of the Council would be sure to go with the Chief Justice and perjure themselves, as the Chief Justice and Mr. Wise have already done. Though innocent, he was certain to be condemned in Hong Kong, where everybody would be suborned to give evidence against him or would be too afraid of the C.J. and his clique to give evidence on his behalf.
Nevertheless, his final inclination was to stand trial.
T.C.M.
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He stated that he was told that we could not hold out any prospect of a successful official career. He likened himself to Ishmael and hinted that he was being persecuted. He also mentioned that some people, like T.C.M., would not associate with him because he was a Jew.
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