CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 454

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I will not however repeat all he said on the occasion; but the case.

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Instant during the investigation at the Police Court in Libel brought against Mr. Tarrant, Mr. May was called as a witness: during Cross Examination by the defendant he was asked, if to his knowledge I knew anything of the Chinese written language, and also whether I had ever translated Chinese documents. Mr. May gave a negative reply to both these questions.

In consequence of Mr. May's replies, Mr. Tarrant spoke in very strong language against me, calling me an Impostor. I bring this matter to the notice of His Excellency because I conceive it to be one which I should be blameable in not representing. I have an abundance of proof to show that Mr. May is perfectly aware that I have a knowledge of the Chinese written language.

So palpably untrue were Mr. May's replies, that I have not the slightest hesitation in charging him with wilful and deliberate intention to injure me by giving evidence which he must have known to be false.

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451I will not however repeat all he said on the occasion; but the case.(344Instant during the investigation at the Police Court in Libel brought against Mr. Tarrant, Mr. May was called as a witness: during Cross Examination by the defendant he was asked, if to his knowledge I knew anything of the Chinese written language, and also whether I had ever translated Chinese documents. Mr. May gave a negative reply to both these questions.In consequence of Mr. May's replies, Mr. Tarrant spoke in very strong language against me, calling me an Impostor. I bring this matter to the notice of His Excellency because I conceive it to be one which I should be blameable in not representing. I have an abundance of proof to show that Mr. May is perfectly aware that I have a knowledge of the Chinese written language.So palpably untrue were Mr. May's replies, that I have not the slightest hesitation in charging him with wilful and deliberate intention to injure me by giving evidence which he must have known to be false.
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