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that communication had been addrefoed by this

Government to Sir Brooke Robertson with a view to

then

obtain the release from the gool at Canton in which he Mr. Smith had been informed he was confined and at the motance of Messrs Vogel Hagedonrby'

I have extracted from the affidavits

everything that connects Mr Vogel or the German Conant witte the arrest and detention of Ohm Chin - and it

was

during the hearing of this exparte motion that

the Chief Inotice is reported to have noed the expressions

< to which Mr hueder takes objection. I know nothing simpat

of the occurrence

Lan

In

beyond

what

appears

in the Newspaper.

anawer to the notice of motion Mr Vogel filed

any of his

- affidavit derrying that either he or an

& co partners (so far he knew) were aware of the existence

of Chum chin till after his arrest, giving

00

Q

statement

of the circumstances ∞x for as he knew them by __

hearsay, and verifying a statement made by the German Consut which was armexed to Mr Vogel's

affidavit and a copy of which I enclose. The German

affidavit.

the 30th

OYU

Consul has since embodied this statement in an

When the matter came before the Court April Mr togel appeared by Comsel (myself) and

acceded to a proposition from the Bench that he

should give security for $3,000 in this suit (116) and

for $4,000 in the Tax wo suit (1:14) and that he should

withdraw the suit in the Consular Court and

A vál

his best endeavour to bring chun chin to Hongkong

upon the Tax wo firm giving security in $4000 to

-answer

any

Quit brought by togel Hagedone in Wong..

Kong for the balance of account.

M2 Vogel gave

the

promised security but the members of the Tax wo firm have not yet (may 15th), been able

to complete the security on their part and the matter

will