of the witnesses speaks to Cheang A yee selling sugar, another to his keeping goats. They both reside or are to be found in the neighbourhood of their alleged crimes for some years after committing them, yet it is only when they are engaged in the salt trade between Hongkong and some of the Chinese ports that their rendition is demanded. Cheang A yee has not sought a refuge here, for I believe that both Cheang Yu Achi and he waited a short time and would have resumed their ordinary business of traders in salt or perhaps salt smugglers.
The junck Cheang Yu came down in was an ordinary junck, bore no buoys, arrived but showed it had been employed in the salt trade.
As I examined the evidence I was strongly of opinion that the witnesses who have been called in this case had come down to give evidence against Chang Achi and had been converted into witnesses against Cheang Yu after he had been arrested. My suspicions were confirmed where I found on one of the last pages containing the evidence taken on the 14th April, the witness there says he came down to bring a charge against Chang Achi.
The rendition of Nong akin alias Cheang Yu was applied for in February under circumstances to
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of th
the witresses speceks to Cheang A yee
selleig seigar,
another to his keeping goats. They both,
both reside or are to be found
in the neighbourhood of their alleged. __
cricues for
Some
years after committing
them, yet it is only when they
are-
engaged in the salt trade between.
Mongkong
aud
souve
of the Chinese ports
that their reudition is demanded. Cheang
Atfee has not sought a refuge here,
for
had the pursuit of calt smugglers
not been so active avit was in the
first months
Chinese Ffficers
of this year and had the
I believe that both chang
Cheang yu
waited a short time
Achi and
would have resumed
their ordinary business of traders in
salt or
perhaps salt
juck Theang Yu
eunugglers.
The
came down in
was
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ordinary junck, bore no bucces
arcved but showed it had been employed in the ealt trade,
was
As I examined the evidence I
strongly of opicion that the witrusses who have bon called in this
case had come down to give cvidence against Chang Ashi and had been- Converted into wituosses against Cheang Yu after he had been arrested.
suspicions
were
arrived at one
My
confireed where I of the last pages
containing the evidence taken on the
14th April, the witness there says he
cause down to bre
bring a charge.
against Chang of chi,
The rendition of Noug
akin
alias Cheang yu Yu
was
applied for
in
February
which
under circunstances to
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