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is the

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Kwok-

of a licensed boat,

and thunk a tovi a fisherman

both old residents of the Colony.

After

their

committal Chun

- DV-

Tuk's surely a shopkeeper

Kowloon,

of

loað sent

for

at

and

questioned as to his knowledge the prisoner's actions about the time of the 22nd of August;

he declared and

to

Av Ad

ready)

testify in Court that Chun-

a. Tuk constar

constantly)

his shops

and he

That

Av

dealt

at

positive

bought

the 24th he had

a joss paper candles and other

articles

alleging that

relatives was to hold

One

Q

of his religions

festival

al on

the following) day .

The

surely knew this relative and

that the festival had taken,

place .

With the evidence so

conflicting it was

of con

Zner)

impossible to surrender the to certain death, but the Magistrate if he fell any

so important

leave it to a

upon

doubt,

A KAALS

a jury

might

fairly

in

to determine

which side the bruth lay.

Uhow the 26th December

the Acting Viceroy

at Canton

wrote to the British Consul

claiming the rendition

and

of the prisoners complaining of the witnesses being imprisoned