CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 155

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prisoner said tho had merely given them a few cuts with

his

cane to keep them in

said he

11.

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was then looking after

the business. It was in consequence

of his

their going

order, and prevent ther

out. Ik said he was there

that Mr.

Murrow's

to keep guard- Comprador had ordered him

sc.

to do so;

Con

I sent for

the

dor but he did not

mprador,

come. Joshed the coolies who

was the head

• man, and they pointed to the second prisoner. They also goid that the fifth

Prisoner (congei)

man

was a head

The was not present

-

I present

at the time - The third prisoned

Saying

this that he was

made a Prisoner. I opened the windows on the seconds

occasion and then saw that

a

number of the coolies appeared

to be sick, and thin, and weak.

There were no

police there until After we had released the cooleis . I never suggested to the coolies that they

were going

going to be baken

into a state of Slavery-

el

murely asked them if they knew where they

an

were

going.

I identify Gam ahah (brought

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