CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 504

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( 98 ) employment in the Government service. I merely gave him a certificate as to knowledge of languages, and not as to character. I knew that the result of my certificate would be his employment as Interpreter at the Supreme Court. His character had been well shewn up in the local papers, when he was about to be employed by the Government and after he was employed. I refer the Commission to "China Mail of October, I think 1855, and other romma, forsion closed.]

strong articles on the subject. It was I who arrested Asso on the perjury charge, and I suggest that as a motive for his wishing to get rid of me by giving evidence against me, and that he might have a fuller sway, because I am the only person in the Colony capable of knowing the practices of the Chinese Interpreters at the Police Court.

[The Chairman then declared the Proceedings of the Com

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