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the way in which Sir John Carrington had spoken to ue about him.

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Mr. Kyshe then said "Every Solicitor in the place will stand by

or words to that effect. I told him that I was sure that

was a lie as the Solicitors were constantly speaking to me about him in a most unfavourable manner. Mr. Kyshe then in a

very excited way said "You are my enemy and always have been". I

told him he had no business to say that and I reminded him that

seven years ago he had written a letter to the Colonial Office

containing six charges againt myself and my predecessors with

reference to the way in which we had conducted the business of

the Registry and told him that in consequence of the severe

wigging he got Mr. Lucas had asked me to forget the subject and

that I had agreed to do so and had done so. Mr. Kyshe then

jumped up and thumped the table with his fist and shouted "I

"swear to God and on my honour as a gentleman that I never wrote

"a word to harm you, I would not dare to do so". This was too

much for me and I rose and opened the door and told Mr. Kyshe

to go out, he did not move and I repeated my order and as he

still did not move I took him by the shoulders and put him out,

at the same time calling him a d ¿ liar. As he was going out

he said "If you report me I will ruin you". That is my version.

It will be noticed that we differ from the beginning. He never

came to me as Registrar to Judge. If he had 1 could not have

listened to a dispute between the Chief Justice and his subordi-

nate. He particularly put it that he came to me as a friend

(presumably for advice). 1 admit calling him a d a liar after

listening to a tissue of falsehoods, but I deny calling him a

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d lying jen, in fact I was not aware he was a jew. As to his

last statement in my Chambers that he never wrote against me, a

copy of his letter dated in the Spring of 1896 will be found in

the Colonial Secretary's Office and besides he admits it in his

letter