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"M" Wilson had told him he would do

impuny

Thim all the

reason, and it is

the

very day

in his power for that

is unquestionably true that

when His Excellency had appointed him, Mor black did in His

Execallisci's presence, charge M. Miloss, with having just

accused him

of Coming

down

to deprive him of MC2 Bird's half salary-

A change which M Wilson did not

And His Excellency

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was

not at all

deny. prepared at

the

that M. blank did not put the

say

charge İletter

in

the

very

words woed in the

before the bouncil.

as

now

3: that, however, would in His Excellmu's

opinion make little difference except

а

softening of a very selfish and incourteous cut to a gentleman who was only apurning

the duties which from the first Mo? Wilson had been told by the Governor,

would not be left with him "a moment

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longer than could be helped.

there could be

mo

doubt therefore

that, although cautiously worded, Wilson's exepilcination is

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explanation is entirely inaccurate.

whilst his attempt to mix up

the to

incident which occurres

occurred in the

in the Governor's

presence with that which he puts in

M

its place, namely that he did

say blank had heard at Shanghai that if

he

came down he would defrive. Mor Wilson of a half Salary

sulterfuge.

is a

He not only used the latter exprefsion but

the former also, and both with about equal twith whilst the bouncil Could