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reward (45) to each of these Chinese Crown witnesses in Mor Bell's case who had distinguished themselves by their prompt and successful exertion in pursuing, seizing

And bringing to speedy justice the highway robber

who

was yesterday convicted

of having taken that gentleman's

watch from his person

in the instant.

on the

The Committing Magistrate Mr. May at whose suggestion I made the application informed

me that it was very rarely

that Chinese will volunteer

their services in aid

of

the

police where the injured party

is a

European and the criminal a Chinaman.

In cases of extraordinary

merit it is the practice at

home to make such orders:

The Chief Justice however

has laid down a rule

never to interfere but by

recommendation; and he

therefore refused my application,

that if it were

made to His Excellency,

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reward (45) to each of these Chinese Crown witnesses in Mor Bell's case who had distinguished themselves by their prompt and successful exertion in pursuing, seizing And bringing to speedy justice the highway robber who was yesterday convicted of having taken that gentleman's watch from his person in the instant. on the The Committing Magistrate Mr. May at whose suggestion I made the application informed me that it was very rarely that Chinese will volunteer their services in aid of the police where the injured party is a European and the criminal a Chinaman. In cases of extraordinary merit it is the practice at home to make such orders: The Chief Justice however has laid down a rule never to interfere but by recommendation; and he therefore refused my application, that if it were made to His Excellency,
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reward (45) to each of the these Chinese Crown witnesses in Mor Bell's case who had Cistinguished themselves by their prompt and successful seat in pursuing, seizing

And bringing to speedy justice the highway robber

who

the was yesterday convicted

of having taken that gentleman's

watch from his person

10 the instant.

on the

on on

The Committing Magishale Mr. May at whose suggestion I made the application informed

11.

159

me that it was renz rarely

that Chinese will so vulunken

their services in aid

of

the

police where the injured party

12

As Au

European and the criminal a Chinaman.

In cases of extraordinar

Emerit it is the practice at

home to make such orders:

The Chief Justice however

has laid down a rule

trever to interfere but bij

recommendation; and he

therefore refused my application,

that if it were

Adding

Inade to His Excellency,

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