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Government. The following case will explain
yattitude. In
1872 088e against throe alleged akseoning dahtora was sant
here by Kr.Wilkinson's own firm. It was taken up by my vredec-
wesaar who aesented as true the Solloitor's statement that th
debtors bad absconded, and some of their rožatives who had
:roperty in Canton were rut to much expense and annoyance at
tho hands of the Maglatrate's runners. Inter
pront
was late horora no that the tora had never left honom
kong and were at the tino onrrying an hnsinans thorn as uoia L.
This is not the only case of the kind, and as the firm of
aolloitors in question indignantly internet me that it was not
the duty of Golloltora to warify the statements of their allo
mnts even on such erural thatahove mentioned, it
is scarcely to he wondered at that Cenaula here have eventually
refused to take up cases sent in directly by then.
To sum up, it is undeniable that matters are in an uns-tis-
!
-factory cato, hut it in a statohioh, as you are no dauht
a care,
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exists at all tho Tronty Ports and which is cause hy
the corruption and inertness of the Chinese Officiala. The
nar tonent and unitaruted claire involves reamn of