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King Edward Hotel,

Hongkong, October 21st., 1903.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge re-

ceipt of your letter No. 8182/1909 C.S.0. of the 20th. instant.

ì made no complaint that I had not been

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allowed to cross-examine the witnesses. I meant that had 1

been on my trial 1 should have been allowed the right and then

would have been the time and not subsequently and 1 could have

easily proved the falsity of the so-called evidence taken by

the Commission.

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In regard to paragraph 3 of your letter

of the 17th. October, while agreeing with you that the Commis-

sion was one to enquire into the general working of the Regis-

try (appointed on the very morrow of the refusal of the

Government to interfere in a scandalous assault committed by

the Puisne Judge upon myself, and before I had been allowed

breathing time to consider what steps 1 should take both in

reference to the Chief Justice and the Fuisne Judge) the so-

called evidence clearly shews that the Commission (a travesty

of justice) did not enquire into the general working of the

Registry at all but aimed at my removal from office. I need

only point out in that respect to the amusing questions put

to some of the "five" as to what sort of a Registrar they

would like, thereby shewing that they had come to a decision

and prejudiced my case before they had entered into the duties

of the Commission, the only charge the Commissioners daring to

bring against me, viz.:- incompetency, discovered at the 11th.

hour

The Colonial Secretary.