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Government. The following case will explain

yattitude. In

1872 088e against throe alleged akseoning dahtora was sant

here by Kr.Wilkinson's own firm. It was taken up by my vredec-

wesaar who aesented as true the Solloitor's statement that th

debtors bad absconded, and some of their rožatives who had

:roperty in Canton were rut to much expense and annoyance at

tho hands of the Maglatrate's runners. Inter

pront

was late horora no that the tora had never left honom

kong and were at the tino onrrying an hnsinans thorn as uoia L.

This is not the only case of the kind, and as the firm of

aolloitors in question indignantly internet me that it was not

the duty of Golloltora to warify the statements of their allo

mnts even on such erural thatahove mentioned, it

is scarcely to he wondered at that Cenaula here have eventually

refused to take up cases sent in directly by then.

To sum up, it is undeniable that matters are in an uns-tis-

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-factory cato, hut it in a statohioh, as you are no dauht

a care,

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exists at all tho Tronty Ports and which is cause hy

the corruption and inertness of the Chinese Officiala. The

nar tonent and unitaruted claire involves reamn of