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27th

the

other had muskets. On Febriary 27. when my shop was attacked I was

by the counter where I sloop. They

did not speak to me.

I did not

until after

I saw them

and goods. I have

run away take my money knoww the 11⁄2 defendant (os) years.

Driad

I have never heard of the Society. I do out know that ther

is such a

society.

Snever heard

that the Triad Society, made

disturbance not long ago

heard

at Mini

Shan I even the defendanto epoken

of.

as belonging to the Driad Society.

Some Chinese soldiers came to View

Shan in conse

consequence of the

robbery. When the soldiers came,

of

defendants and a number. others fought against the soldiers and Killed a number of them. There

a few hundreds of riven who came with the defendants to my

were

shop. There

were 30 or 40 men

with the defendants when they went to Chan Dat's shop.

To Mr. Wotton, I never heard the

Mane-

of Prind Society.

(Signed)

安

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42 383 Tang Shin Shik, declared, states: -

I am lieutenant in Chinese army,

On February 27 th 1884 I was stationed at Nine Shan with a number

soldiers. I had been sent there on

I had 50 men

special duty.

of

the

under

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