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not distinguishable from other and older sears about the head and face. In remember at the station he said he

had been struck with a

grass

eutter's

Knife and that no appearance of any Knife wound could be discovered. He now states he was struck by stones as well as a Knife. The only wound of the slightest consequence from a surgical point of view was the one

sealp wound the longer wound

shaped

thus

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about 1 inch long the shorter 1/2 a inch both inflicted by the same blow and from its appearance by an angular piece of rock. This wound was

only

skin deep.

Houghong, 27-7-78-

(signed) Ph. B. C. Ayres,

Colonial Surgeon.

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exeting Colonial Secretary to Colonial Surgeon.

No 583.

Sir

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hong Kong, 29th July, 1878.

With reference to the recent ___

trial of Regina

verscus

Cheung ashin, the

Governor desires to know whether you

of opinion

that any of the wounds

received on the head by

are

the head by the prisoner

during his altercation with the two____

women were in

that your

Dr Mh. 13. C. Ayres,

Colonial Surgeon,

fo

Yo

inflicted with a His Excellency

is

stone.

aware

evidence was not taken

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