to Kwok-a-Cheong's story, and that the latter had failed to produce additional evidence, when required to do so. On the contrary the Consul himself told me he had nothing to say against the account given by Ruck-a-Cheong, but proceeded solely on what, as afterwards appeared, was the mistaken notion that the fact of the ship's entry non-treaty port was sufficient justification for confiscation. The time for declaring Ruck-a-Cheong's evidence insufficient, if that reason was to be offered in justification of confiscation, was when the case was heard. To turn on him several months subsequently and say you should have satisfied us with additional evidence of certain facts, as for example the existence of a junk waterlogged and dismasted 18 months ago, is contrary to equity.
H. Avertheles the commentary which ridicules all evidence and discredits every statement made on behalf of the "Prince Albert," might not in itself perhaps, if merely embodied in a despatch, call for any special notice. It could be read without a perception of its inadequacy, if embodied in a despatch to Her Majesty's Government, but rises into more serious importance, nevertheless, when paraded before the Public in a newspaper by Her Majesty's Minister.
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Kwok- a Cheong's story, and that the latter had failed to produce additional evidence, when required do so. On the contrary the Consul himself told me he had nothing to say against the account
given by Ruck.a- proceeded solely on what,
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as
afterwards appeared,
notion that
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fact of the repel's entry
non. treaty Sort. The time
for
declaring Ruck a Cheong's evidence insufficient, if that reason was to be
offered in justification of confiscation,
was when the
case
was
heard. To turn on
ariginally
him several
months subsequently and say you
should have satisfied
us with additional
evidence of certain facts. as for example the
existence of a funk waterlogged and
dismasted 18 months
equity.
-ago. is contrary to
H. Avertheles the commentary which
ridicules all evidence and discredits
statement made on
every
behalf of the Prince
Albert," might not in itself perhaps, if
merely embodied in a
be
despatch, call for could scarcely any special notice. It could read without a perception of its
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despatch
inadequacy, if embodied in a to Her Majesty's Government, but rises
serious importance,
nevertheles into
more
Public in a
when paraded before the Public
newspaper by Her Majesty's Minister
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