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alde

supplied with provisions. His -

early poried brought him into contact with a Chinese

avrcations, at an

by

to

wadot

over

female, who was at that time hept European, and who supposed by the Chinese population " exert a paramount influence the decisions of the Courts. This intimag riponed to such a degree that the adopted this female as his daughter (hei nici), by virtue of which custom the European hustand became

Chinesi

in

adopted son (kei trei ) eyes the of Ake. Dance this period the named of the European and the Chinaman have been invariably compled ... together, and the statements of the Cenrict Beggs

in Court are merely

the echo of the public voice. (Chinese) coupled with corroborating facts, as

for

as regards Ahi, which came

under his own

knowledge. One of my

seen s

informants, some years age, has been present on several occasions at friends house, and has soon. A he produce earrings, pearl drops, bracelets,

rings and other articles of jewelry which he was well known to be in the habit of selling, below inlue to the females in the Town

Chinese Report says that thing a hi has always been a purveyor for pirates, a receiver of property, and a terror to the great buth of the Community, and I believe that the tales related of his re

newvering stolen property for friends, or for

a.

stolen

many

H...

a

consideration, are in many cases true. but I have not the slightest grounds

for.

or

believing any part of Bigg's statement res

to complicity on the

part of the European alluded to; although

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