of the Colony Excellency
Arr
and accompanied He is a more or less official capacity when he made a tour through Japan in 1879.
That he Mr Pitman) was the recipient of a large sum of money from the Opium Farmers was within my knowledge at the time I spoke at The Chamber of Commerce and the evidence of this fact has recently been made public when, in the case of "Ko Leong Jeen and others versus Nan Chan wai alias Ban Hup" an entry made in the Books of the Opium Farmers was put in evidence as follows:
Merit sagired by twelve Directors dated Kiang Eu 5th moon (March 1879) in these terms:
As to bidding for the Opium licence in British Hong Kong it is known that the Foreigner Pitman was a good friend of the Governor, very likely through him obtained the Opium Licence; or Company, it is proposed to pay premium to him; now we have agreed with Pitman and settled with him that the bonus or premium for the three years should be fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) which we intend to pay (him) in lump sum.
The various gentlemen are hereby informed of this decision and agreement so that they may decide and act accordingly.
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so that they may be aware of the leniency of the sentence
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caused, at the time, no little surprise and indignation (see newspaper comments marked 2 pages 49 to 51 in the pamphlet); and on the day the trial was concluded, a numerously signed requisition was sent in to the Committee of the Hong Kong Club to call a General meeting to expel Mr. Pitman from the Club. The meeting was duly held on the 18th June and Mr Pitman's expulsion was voted by 86 to 10.
At the meeting referred to in the last paragraph M. J. J. Francis (A.D.C. to His Excellency The Governor) moved that Mr Pitman should be allowed to resign. The Hon. M. J. Jounochy (an officer of His Excellency's Government) seconded this motion, but it was lost by a large majority.
Immediately after the meeting of the Members of the Club, His Honor The Chief Justice, who was in the building when the meeting commenced, proceeded to his Chambers and issued an injunction restraining the Committee from carrying out the Resolution. This was done on an information sworn by Mr John Pitman (the Defendant in the Libel case) and M. J. J. Francis (A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor).
And Major Palmer R.E. (for some years and until recently A.D.C. and Private Secretary
of the Colony Excellency
Arr
and accompanied Heis a more or less official
capacity when he made a tour through Japan in 1879.
That he Mr Pitman)
was the recipient of a large from the Opium Farmers was within my of money "knowledge at the time I spoke at The Chamber of Commerce and the evidence of this fact has recently been made public when, in the case of "Ko Leong Jeen
and others versus Nan Chan wai alias Ban Hup an entry made in the Books of the Opium Farmers was
put in evidence as follows
*
Merité sagired by livelve Directors
dated Kiang Eu 5th moon (March 2 terens
year
ear secord
18779) in these
As to bidding for the Opium licence
• in Butish Hong Kong it is known
• that the Foreigner Pitman was ow food friend of the Tovernor, very
through him obtained
#
a very
* Mov
a bouers or
" the @puim Cleanse! or Company, it
is propored to pay premium to him; now we have agreed with itman and settled. with him that the bonus or
• premium for the three years " should be fifteen thousand dollars ($15000) which we
• intend to pay (him) in
lump sum.
gentlemen
The
various
are/ hereby /
informed
"informed of this
decide and ugu
proof
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so that they may
their wanus
aco
fre of the leniency of the sentence
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caused, at the time, no little surprise and indignation / see hewspaper comments marked 2 pages 49 to 51 in the damphlet ;
day the trial was concluded.
and on
the
a numerously signed requisition was sent in to the Committee of the Hong Kong Club to call a Peneral meeting to expel Mr. Pitman from the blub. The meeting
duly held on the 18th June and Nor Pihuan's expulsion was voted by 86 to 10.
At the meeting
Meeting referred to in the fast paragraph M.
raph M. I. I. Francis ( A. D. C. to His Excellency The Givernor/ moved that Mr Pitinan should be allowed to resign. S.
The Hen
on M. J. Jounochy (and offerer of
resign and this was seconded by
//.
His Excellency's Govendment, but the motion was lost by a large majority
I murediately after the meeting
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of the Members of the Club His Honor The Chief Justice, who was in the building when the meeting commenced, proceeded to his Chambers and issued an injunction restraining
the Committee from carrying out the Resoluction. This was done on an information sworn by
Mr John Ritman (The Defendant in the Lebel care M. I. & Francis (A. D. & to this Excellency the Forerun
And
Majir Palmer R.E. (For some years and until vortil recently A. D. C and Private Secretary
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