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any advantage would he gained hy doiriving me or any disarat-
-ion in such matters. I am not aware of the nature or extent of
the enquiry made by the Hongkong Government into canes brought
tony noties by it. To my mind, the soopo of steh anquiry
hould norody ho
1. Did the Darandant ropair to Hongkong to trade and Inour debt
3. Did he afterwards abscond (that is, leave Hongkong to avoid
nto liantity?
A sociolon on these two points at once ahora chothar or no the
0:08 domes under the zoore of Artiale 23.
It seems to no that tho dotniln of the dont or alain,
ortona haianos duo on longstanding accounts, are host gane
into by the Consul General here; and it not unfrequently
cecure that I an able to arrive at a satisfaotary settlement
without having recourse to the Chinese Authorities, that is in
annes where the dohzor aan ho Tound horo.
a
(h). Obviously, the production of the record of the Judgment
of the Kongkong Court should be, and is, sufficient te warrant
the Censul General in taking up a ease, but equally obvianaly
we could not insist on such Judgment, haing executed without
question
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