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Colony) which elicited a reply containing particulars which, I coupled with other sisemistances,
no room to doubt that
Can
leave
this scandalous action was
brought
at the instigation of the Chief Justice.
I indose a copy of my note to Mr. Lister, and the original letter received ly
from him this day
in reply.
me
I should mention that the
Chief gratis actually proposed to
me to make
a
compromise whercly
I should abandon all charges I against Kwok-a-Sing, and that
the threatened action should be
with drawn.
the repeated this proposal in
-presence of the Orawn Solicitor, and that I scented the
I need not
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idea with indignation. The Chief Justice stated to me that if I would authorize him to treat wirk Kwok & Sing's Attorney (Mr Francis) he could stop the action at once.
I replied that under no cirannstances world I consent to the action being stopped, and that indeed the Secretary of State had directed that it should be defended.
I abstain from making any remarks upon the conduct of the Chief Justice, but I trust there
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