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387

was

by itself!

itself a libel, get it

appears to me that the matter

bonus

of the $15,000 bribe which

relates to Pitman

Mr. Nelson has now come into the case has little, if anything to do with it

opium

if Tanner

Mr Nelson's speech related

almost entirely to Pitman's

supposed connection with a

certain memorial in favour

of

the Japanese yen; it was

only incidentally that he described

him as "more or less mixed up

with the opium case and other

matters in the Colony".

It has

come out since trial that the

Pitman

for obtaining the favour gave $45,000 on the ground that he was a very good friend of the Governor and had got the favour for them. Max Nelson now almost implies that this was within his

"

knowledge when he made his

speech, and refers to it in justification of what he then said. But in his evidence at the trial all he said was

that

he knew that Mr Pitman had

"some connection with the affair

but did not know its

'precise nature'

though disposed to

the Governor

I should be

to the effect that having received the Attorney General's explanations and having read the pamphlet the S. of S. does not see any sufficient ground for instituting an enquiry with the administration of justice in Hong Kong; that Pitman appears to have been very serious properly convicted of

1. 13 67 Pamphlet, and unjustifiable libel; that the S.of S. refrains from offering

remarks as to the degree of provocations received by the

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387 was by itself! itself a libel, get it appears to me that the matter bonus of the $15,000 bribe which relates to Pitman Mr. Nelson has now come into the case has little, if anything to do with it opium if Tanner Mr Nelson's speech related almost entirely to Pitman's supposed connection with a certain memorial in favour of the Japanese yen; it was only incidentally that he described him as "more or less mixed up with the opium case and other matters in the Colony". It has come out since trial that the Pitman for obtaining the favour gave $45,000 on the ground that he was a very good friend of the Governor and had got the favour for them. Max Nelson now almost implies that this was within his " knowledge when he made his speech, and refers to it in justification of what he then said. But in his evidence at the trial all he said was that he knew that Mr Pitman had "some connection with the affair but did not know its 'precise nature' though disposed to the Governor I should be to the effect that having received the Attorney General's explanations and having read the pamphlet the S. of S. does not see any sufficient ground for instituting an enquiry with the administration of justice in Hong Kong; that Pitman appears to have been very serious properly convicted of 1. 13 67 Pamphlet, and unjustifiable libel; that the S.of S. refrains from offering remarks as to the degree of provocations received by the
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387

was

by itself!

itself a libel, get it

appears to me that the maller

bonus

of the $15000 bribe wheeh

Gemein to Pitman

Mr. Nelson has now comported by the

into the case has little, anything to do with it

opiam

if Tanner

ur Nelson's speech related

almost entirely to Pitman's

supposed connection with a

certain memorial in favour

the Japanese yen ; it was

only incidentally that he described

him as "more or le

les mixed up

with the opium parm and other

mallers in the Colony".

It has

out suice trial that the

Pitman

for obtai The farm them pro the Jones

thium parero gave $45000 on the ground that he was a very good freind of the Governor and had got the havin for them. Max Netson now almost implies that this was within his

"

knowledge when he made his

speech, and refers to it in notification of what he then said. But in his evidence at the trial all he said was

گویم

that

he knew that Mr Pitman had "Some connection with the spinne

"

fare but dill not know is

'precise nature"

through disposed to

the Governor

Ishould be

череул

to the

effect that having received the Attorney General's explanations and having read the pamphlet the S. of S. does not see any. sufficient ground for mistituting an enquiry with the administration of justice in Honghong; that Pitman appears to have been

very serious properly convicted of

1. 13 67 Pamphlet, and unjustifiable libel; that the S.of S. refrains prom offering

remash as to the degun of provocations received by the

аму

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