· Plaintif?--I not wish to elaborate, I will
WAIL SURPLEMENT TO THE “HONG KONG DAILT PRE48, " 8KPABMBER 28ra, 1890.
"Putni list yếnto the paragraph in ques-profits." Me: Bmith says he was not a partner, he was only to be their paid advisor. Possibly he was not a partner, and indeed I believe the Chief Justion held there was no parinership on oluded in law. But that is not the print bere. The point is that Mr. Fraser-Smith consorted or onfederated with oeciala Chinese to raiso
make it a short as possiblo. But I minst call to have dilted that the toferpreter on be- your lord-Liph sitention to this. "I think the conduct of those who have chosen to most half ed the Githese suggested bribery-Yes. And you have yoursel dabbed La Kit, an short-callers on their son ground is rights.
snem ital, compared with that of a man art regue and consummate fool Ye
Well, don't you think it a very just inferense su his own showing, attempted what would
the community. I submit that what I have just read, and bat has been admitted in the
That is your notion It is every body's no awer, is a Ubei per te. Justification has not been pleaded, privilege has not been pleaded, and tion who knows Chinese. the pans les apon the defence to prove that it His Triabip-Taking your statement it is no 15b-1, that it was published on a justifiable would go to show that every Chinaman may be ocens on, on good grounds, without malios, and, desoribed as a dublons character. as independent comment on the sets of a pub He man, as they put it in their answer. It I believe, good how that the ohas Hies on the de tence to prove the truth of the allegations, and I now well upon them to do go.
His Lordship-Do you propose to go into the don yourself?
Plastiff-No; if there is anything to rebat I will go into the box afterwarde
His Lordship said that as plaintiff had begun his case, ba must carry it through.
Plaintiff then went into the box and gave evi dence as follows-In the answer to my petition the plaintif anysIn or shout the year 1887 the plaintif and sertain Chinese confederated together to buy up all the salt in thecolony and by holding the same mod by other race to create corner in salt and thus to raise the prion thereof." I swear on my cath the statement that. I confede rated with any Chiness is fals. I was invited to bapore their drier in refer*uce to certain mat- fare in connection with the proposed, establish ment of salt farm in the colony. I had the Bis position to them that Mr. Dennys, did to the head of the syndicate. That is all. In do- ing that I was in no way concerned with ryndicato to establish a salt farth in this colony. His Lordship Is it to your knowledge the
'hinese were of dubious character!
Plaintiff They were not. The principal members mo bankare and the others were so putable merchants in Hongkong. They were Chiness gentlemen, ar wo understand Chines gentlemen in this colony
Bir Lordship Ther there were dispute +- Plaintiff Yea, the customary row amongst Chinarcad.
Hie Lordship-And that led to or action? Plaintiff-Ye
Plaintiff In one sense, JBL, Cress-examination continued-Now, you your self are rather a free, writer, are you notf-I don't quite follow you.
I think you said just now it was the polisy of your paper to talos no notice of me?-Yes, I did. The exception proves tho rule.
Are you aware thin ig-5
Is there anything about shouting out robbery
You have no hesitation in calling'a spade arany to made a corner isgalt. Then be says thatThat is a queation I cannot answer. spade Moet decidedly not
And you sometimes go a little beyond that Do you think so?.
You have on several occasions used very strong expressions towards the defendant in this case
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You can read It I have read it before. Well, is it there Is what them?
I decline to answer,
Bat you edited it?—Yes.
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POLICE COURT.
18th September BEFORE ME E. ROBINSON."
Mr. Francis mid ba thought his Worship weald boe that it did bar on the sanja when he had finishel. Over and over again these steamers had been exposed to graNA risks of forfeiture and heary fasy at Canton ewing to the sunggling of prepared opium. In recent cases the opiure bad bien struggled on board and had hos discolored by us offices on bosrl, and within an hour or so, or nivery abort Captain' Lefavour, of the Hongkong, Canton. time of the discerary, poople had come direct from and Macao Steamboat Co. steamer Homan was the Opium Farmor with the fall knowledge that charged with an offenes for the Oplan Ordiit had been seigad, and claimed to take possession 600. Mr. Wobber appeared to proesoute on be of it; and there was grave renses to suppo QU., appeared for the defonos.
the Opium Fair, and that they were interest- half of the Opium Farmor, and Mr. Francis, this was done by us parson connected with
THE CANTOX STEAMERS" AND THE UTIUM SMUGGLING TRADE.
Have you got with you the Hongkong Telugrop the Bustomjee case, the following words occur the words “ contorted with a gang of Chinese | Hongkang, Telegraph aotal Mr. Fraser-Smith dust of the paintiff with regard to the mained so board, and ordered the opium to be tinent they wore pressing for a heavy pailty.
You zavo instructions to buy up all the salt ? Al advised the
His Lorsbiy said he could not decide the case ana baiznos of epithets in the respective papers It was this individual bel he is to deal with The Acting Attorney General wish to show that Mr. Fraser-Smith has attacked Mr. Murray Bain, and he is the man who comes in and sely the modest ma cf $10,000,
His Lordship-It does not matter what be Plaindre was the first to libol me. The Acting Attorney-General-I will ask one more question.
Hie Lordship I cannot see the relevanoy of it. Bupposing you have never said anything gainst Mr. Fraser-Smith at all, that cannot be any justification.
it
Mr. Francis said there were no expart permits
Do you know shm that rafoured to ?—I port of its ramarks that he rather went beyond the character of shareholder, because he says suma it referred to yourself.
It Is not in any spirit of opposition to any one having reference to the alleged corner-"I am futurusted that I set thinquestion "-thequestion
compaines in Hongkong, butine a representative. of the public interest, I should like to know in the Well I will show you a copy of your repert of public interest whether there reports are true." have been little less than robbing the poorest of] to draw that these were persons · of dubious 1 the price of salt, oreated a corner, out of which is I am not "k Brose and maliciousú (only a small shareholder, at Tam in most of the harketar -Not at all. They were noting ao-be was to get a share of the pro ho was the menting and then you will me. Your ra- Eo that, so far na it may be material in this case,
doubt very easy for him to deny that was a
I think that he did at that tooting For as a sepresentative of the public interest as wall cording to Chinose views.
partner, and perhaps he ta perfectly justified in porter, I presume, is a capable competent man ? doing so after the judgment given in thatoase, but-Both of thoni are.
There your report of the Bank mesti aseholder; and as a presentative words in that asinmed oligranter stunid to com- can be now, after having admitted that he diund with these charactors, that he consulted with Inthere anything about shouting there We of pazbilo istorante it was perhaps natural that is them, that he gave instructions for the purchase don't shout in the paper. of salt and for the parobne of the steam famabos; But if there had been shouting suppose themented upon; and I must say that the defendant Mr. Webber mid he proposed in this cam toed, as they necesarily mast be, in smuggling as vantage which may accrue to a person comment ant, firat, with having prepared opium in his pos- colony, and that spiura seized, in the ast of be that he was to share in the prefta oss he now reporter would have taken notice of it -1 can-in my view of this case is entitled to sil the all make thres distinct charges against the distend-much prepared opium as possible out of the certain scheme. I was not a party to s confade turn round and say, "I was not a party to a not answer that questio
ing upon the words or astions of anybody who saion without a valid certificate frota the Opirus ing smuggled was protected by the Ogium poses as a public man, and as has been painted Farmer, contrary to section of Ordinance, of 1884; Farms or his agenta or servants. They came ut by Mr. Fraser-Smith, and very proporly, the second taas ha obatracted theexsim oflcer, when the moment they had roosired information it certain of them partine with whom he dined
right of commenting upon the note or gorde of about to make a nesrob of the ship under section hal beon seized by the steamer's officers and
public person is not limited to the editor of a127; and third, with seting sa su ordine offer claimed it and it was handel back to them.
His Worshly-But is that material. made a proposal to square, as he puts it in his
Mr. Francis sabeibtd. it was asterixi be paper, the Chinese Authorities, and as he has
The facts were as follows. Un Thinesday, 12th Anything about ehoating out robbery That newspaper bnt may be orerelaed by a private in witheat layful authority, contrary to mastion 5. admittel in the witness box; and I think there
fendant would have in his newspaper the right to could be no doubt in the mind of any one read. descriptive I presame. This is not a des-dividual; It would seem, therefore, that the doinst, sheat 8 pm, the Opism Farner. In con- candy if the spines came from one of the licensed make fairzoamente and fairoritiem on whatever sequiance of information he had coceived, lu- dealers it came from his hands under a permit. or his paper: baye you not!If you will proving the case that what the Chioma proposed to sriptive report.
Were you at the meeting?—I was not.. him was to bribe the Commissioner of Customs
may be said to have been done by the plaintiff at structed the chief arolee ollier, Mr. Spooner, to and if he surreptitiously put it on board be by it I will tell you.
this masting, as a reptestative al public inter go on beard the defendant's ship, the Homam, that very not constituted the captain and the Well, I will. Do you remember speaking of the at Cantad, Bat Mr. Fraser-Smith goes
Did you make any inquiry whether there wan
His Worship-Carrying songgled opiam ? Mr. Francis said that if cargo yas aurrepti Ter whether the comments are made in the form Canton, and Moss Stenbush.Co. a wharf, The China Mail as fried fish wrapper Partainly stop farther and during the hearing of the
What did you mesu by thatThat it would notion ho write a paragraph upon one of the party hosting, and soreaming about rabbery? eta, andas far as that cerunt, it does not mat which was then lying alongside the Hongkong, owners his agents for the purpose of marrying it.
From whom?-Parties who were thers.
ofan nonymous letter or in the form of a los chief oxcise oflcer went on board, and the Arat
ecvored it was pat on tho manifest and the dor. But it has also bean said, and suid very person he mat was the strief officer. He said tiously pat of board a steamer, if it was dis opinion he is an rent rogue and a consummate be murg afsl to wrap fried fish in than an anu to the suit, Mr. Lai Kit, and says that in his
Give their names?-My reportere.
trafy, that that right is limited to fair and You hare prepared spiam en bed this ship lustructor for the public.
Did you not on another occasion state thern fool. He writes.that deliberately, and now ke
And on that you departed from your policy did critick, and although lailiads of lan- Some conversation took place and Me. Spooner owner would to aud for eight. Under such was only one reader I did nothing of the turas round and takes objection to the statement- kind. I quoted from an editorial in the China of fact, spparents to everybody, that he was and insulted the person and paper you ignore?uage allowed in the course of comments on was eventually referred to the captain, to whom olroupstances it was the duty of the captain to the acts of public men, that latituds of language he said. "You have propared aptam on board his owners and to the public to take possession Mail where the editor referred to his one reader voorting with poople of dubious character. That is a plain comment on the meeting.
Mr. FraBor-Smith having published a reperkef Well, I need not trouble you much fore, mast not extend to a porsonal attack upon the your ship and I want The captain most of it, girl the only qastion that could arise bere with glory and pride.
His Lordships it anch use gclog into these the case in his own paper, and having dubbed things. It is a question of fact I have to do this man an arrant rogue or consummate Mr. Bain. This is the China Mail of 3let character of the person posing as a public mas, distinctly refused to give the opium up, and was whether he was justindia handing it over. cute. There may have been any amount of fool, it was perfectly legitimate comment, a part. "That le Dook meeting showed When it ermos to be a personal attack there is a challenged him to search his ship. The to the firal comer, who asked for it. It was par. fectly legitimate inference to draw, that Mr.how the wind is likely to blow later on. no privilege at all. The only justification for chief oxcise office was accompanied by five Esctly possible Osptain Lefevour might have abuse on both sides.
The Auting Attorney-Geners-I think I am Fraser Shith was consorting with Chinesa of a That Mr. Humphreys, who gained his point, snah an attack is, is it true Thenfare 12 con other offers and as there might have been made a mistake in nct giving it up to Mr. waemore digui fod and moderate in his language sidering the letter complained of I must con braach, of the pace he took the procau Spooner the montant it was asked for entitled to show the sort of man who comes in dubious character. The learned voussef having thea sorse of his opponents." Who wrote that wider fist af all whether it is limited to fair tion to spurt for a pollcoran. A constable mit with such suspicions in the minds of
fartboe dealt with the evidence showing the
criticisms of the position which the plaintiff arrival but as his powers was not suff the Company wad its officers he heught his Wor- to Const-and glaims $10,000 damages.
this case ehona for assume as the representative dently large it was flinught fit to send for an ship would see the captain was not at all lo Caramination continued-Have you atexistence of a corner is malt, submitted that is
Who were theo of his opponents of public interests, and if I think it goes beyond Inspector, Tane was some little delay and blame in retaining that oplum until he could on that point wers true in substance and
that and assumes the form of personal attack I eventually Serge Baker arrived. The captain report the matter to the Company or natit any time wept this been attacked in the China proved the words of the alleged bel
Wore Well, you seem to fit the cap.
must consider whether it is strictly justified. Tull refused to deliver up the opis, for the racer of polion took pasession of it; and his Mail Yes many times.
Will you give me ons.Instance?I will in fact in the senses which they
ased. This covered the whole baloncept
I was the only person who spoke P-Yes,
dealing with the question of justification where on, ha (Mr. Wobber) thunght he was justified Worship would see that neither the constabla due course."
Lailing for it now-Plaintiff, whe apas regards the end, that what fr. Fraser-
You were present I was, part of the timo. person's charneter is attacked it is a matter of in saying, that he thaght it would be better to nor the sergeant onld take the responsibility cient Now, if I were testing this one to a jury in order to convince the captain of b wrong justified in waiting for instructions from his paced to think he ought not to be called spon with attempted to do was little less than rob to produce the evideron on this point at the pre- ting-the-poorest of the community. He sub- Did you hear anybody éled speak P--I wout law that the justification must be full and eaff. saks it to Cantor The chief excise officer thea, af taking the opium. The captsia was quits sent stage, finally handed a paper to the Acting mitted that way one reading these words would away.
Well, point moont ens andignified line, or should ask them to read through this letter and doing, mat for a copy of the Opinin Ordinsnos superior or until su-Inspector of Palien took it. Attorney General, who after a close study of it, not for a mogasat, blink the writor intended to
I thought not. Smith assumed at a public meeting and say plained to the captain the provisions of that. Orbon handed over to Mr. Spooner on his fest zabad the plaintiff to explain where the libel imply that Mr. Fraser-Smith was a robber in one undignised word, in this port. (Aftor & take it in connection with the position Mr. and then Sergt. Baker at considerabló length ex- to be adjudicated upon in that sourt If it had whether it was fair oritiviem or whether, looking dinance. The captain went into his long obair, demand would there have been say summons? His Lordship-And yon gava evidenos?
This closed the cross-examinailon. Plaintiff Yes: I was subponged by the do- was, and sine amusement was caused when the any felonious sense. Ang one reading the word pan.) You cannot do it.
The Acking Attorney-General--I take it that po it as a whole, it was an attack upon his booms are morsomfortable, and nothing more No. Voither the Government or any one else
Mr. Wobber-Nothing of the kind. fendants in-cas of the cases. There were cross-plaintiff, taking back the paper to do so, begged calmly would infer that the writer was using an pardon and said he bat handed in a paper of the exaggerated expranton for the word "deprive."
letter through myself and I now propous to the captain, after une consideration of his posi
-His WorshipYour argument would he par Rotions. I gave evidenca,
Cross-examined by the Attorney-Generawang date. He then referred to the China His Lordship said the gist of the mat you made no exception to your general rule of ubaracter, and with that view I have read the was said until about a quarter to twelve, whon would have heard of it.
Mati of the 12th July, it which, in an article anter complained of appeared to lie in not noticing the remarks and critisisms of tho mention those parts of dealing with the con- tion, sent to the chief excise effieer, who had ro of the 10th Bertember, 1883 P-768
Will you look at the part where your own red And while we cannot sympathie with a of dubios rapate," the consorting being for came forward as a champion of public morality.rst part of it, dealing with the allegation that given up. The opiam, consisting of twenty-four Mr. Francis said that if his Worship would good deal of indiguation at their conduct manu- the purpose of taking a profit. Did not that or until there was something to call for com- the suduot of the plaintiff was barstaand im- tine, was then delivered to the chief excise of study the Ordinanca Louhi-s-it absolataly praence and glaring inconsistency, the plaintiff, and was by him hadd to the polico, and igunted the possibility of say one having in dis demos is reported !--- Yoa Do you mind reading your evidenca ?--I would factured by people who should be the last to impute disreputable cond not! If yom yousorted ment at a public meating
Defendant-Those fostanicea which Mr. edits that in itself was not actionable. Taking the following morning the chief excise officer posssssión prepared opiam for any purpose but prefer you to do it. I am not in very good health throw stones," which he said was a direct re-with a person who afterwards turned out to he
The Acting Attorney-General read the ori ferens to the Hongkong Telegraph and himself of bad character, would it be true to say that you Fraser Smith has put forward just now all roles thews words in connection, with the position: he caused this summons to be taken out. If the ote, namely, seat of smoking it. The learned assamed I fully agree with him. If were not face he had stated ware borne out the esplaits counsel road the sections of the Unissues You think so I am sure of it. And the consorted with persons of bad character ? Would to his sppearate at shareholders' meetings. -dence, which was to the effect that the plaintif
not that imply svoluntary association knowingly F
This concluded the evidence, and the Acting for that I am not sure I would, for under or liable, under the sections he had masticaed, referring to the certifluate to be held by the in the present case was invited to dinner sta public think so.
Well, let us have other cocasion —O1 I The Acting Attorney-General-Well, to show Attorney-General said he did not propose to ad- diners, circumstano masthing is libalicos that to whatarer penalty his Warahip might think posssesors of prepared criam and said the only Chinese hotel, and was thers informed that
different views ona takes on reading a thing dress his lordship further.
hlea iustractions to say he did not wish that reailor to the purchaser. Supposing the opiaui The I go on to the reference to the R pe Cara- orrtain Chinese wished to form a alt farin think you hlava had enough.
Ta there any other ocassion P--Ob, plenty may say it never struck me in that light. The plaintif replied. Ho said that if an attends to bring a man into ridloale or contempt. fit to impose, bat the Opium Farmer had given i certificate provided for was that given by the in this colony, and that be was offered twenty
soo what is in you lordship's mind at present is tack had been made upon him in a proper, honest, pang'emeetingAshareholder moaning thore. Captain Lofavour should be mulcted any were being urported in due course there was no -per cent. of the profits to look after the accounts
and render certain special servİçes..
that that might be read that Mr. Fraser-Smith journalistic smse, if he had written anything in by the plaintif-whe one months ago cossart heavy penalty. The Opium Farmer culy want certifonts to be giren to the captain of the his newspaper aper to censure and crificiary. à ed with a gang of-Cliases of dubions repute ined to baxtisfied his offlers had a right to vasol by which it was to be exported Now Plaintiff said the videos was true up to that
consorted with Chinamen of dubions repute in order to carry out his object. The nonstraction would have known how to deal with it, but this order to corner alt, and raises the price of arch these ships and that a captain, no rasttar sapposing the purobaser was a person authorized point.
The Acting Attorney-General-It was
we put upon it is thie, tant. Mr. Fraser Braith was not a journalisle business in any sent an seticle of food that is indispensable to the to what live his ship belonged, had no right to by the Farmer to export opiata and is shipped at ones hand it over to the proper officers would, so far as the absence of corticato was arranged that all the salt in the colony sheald
consorted with a gang of Chiness of dubions whatever. Referring to the Ropa Company's nest in the Colonyad "I think the take custody or control of suy oplar, hat should it in the ordinary way the captain of the ship repute in parenthes in order to effect this eating he said he would leave it to the world nonduct of those who hase chana to meet
Mr. Webber-He would have on export permit. be purchased at the lowest price to be held until It we arranged between you
corner in salt.. I submit it does not necessarily to say whether he said anything that was in short-sellers on their own ground is rightenax. They had therefore no wish to inflict say heavy concernet, bs in lawful possession of it. prices rose.
follow that what the writer intended was taiperate. The China Mail, the somiant deuess itself compared with that of a man Fenalty on Captain Lufaton, although be was
given for prepared opian. It had bean forgot four people. You were together?
that he consorted with bad characters to feadrat in this case, took up the sudgals and meaning theroby the plaintid-who on his rechaps not ons of those captaine who had any Plaintiff Certainly not
carry out his object. He consorted with assailed him for making those remarks. The own showing attempted what would have baba right to claim leniensy at their hands.
J. J. Bpooner, chief exoies offear, said I re-ton in the Ordinance to provide for a great many It is so reported here.-Where does my pamo
gang of Chinese who happened to be ef editor himself did not wil. him, bat said in the little less thin robbing the poorest of the co-aired instractions from the Opium Parmer to cash in which prepared spium must be handled appear k
dubious repats. As regards Mr. Franor witness box that he got a letter from an out maaity. Now reading that lettir through I The Acting Attorney-General-Your asme having appeared as being of the party you say
Smith's speech at the Rope Manufacturing side correspondent whose use he was ashamed cannot doubt that it does impate disreputable take out this suramons. From information I re-by different people. There were other trac it was so arranged. The learned ounsel coD-
Company's meeting, I submit that although the to divalge, that be had to take out a great conduct. To say that a man canserts with atceived on Thursday I went on board the Honam tíone besides the single one between a windor and. tinued reading the evidence, from which it ap.
The Acting Attorney GeneralNe, but it writer of the alleged libel may not hare drawn my adjectivea, although he said in the gang of Chinese of dubious repute is equivalent abent 9 p.a. My information was that thara probaser. What was the position of the captain A very correct inference from what Mr. Fraser same breath that it had been the policy of the sumy mind to saying that he kaawingly acts as a quantity of prepared opinn on board. On of a ship ca bard which prepared opium way penrad the Chiusa proposed the Customs people
From a conversation I bad with him I went to lawfully ir. passession and could not be asked for should be squard, that plaintiff pointed would affect his bona fides in the present in Smith aid it was a perfectly legitimate inference paper to ignore the utterances of Mr. Fraser and consorts with people of bud character. that going on board I want to the chlaf ofllver's enben properly put under a bill of lading. He was for him to draw, swing that Me. Fraser-Smith Smith and the publication of the Hongkong is to say, of bad character at the time ha consorts
His Worship-Ho wenld be a person in post oat this was impossible, that the matter was de slanos. ferrad until he could consider some practicable His Lordship-It might affect the question of got up and did spask strongly about a certain Telegraph. It would be sasy to show that the with them. When you say span is of dubious the aptal. I told her I had information there certificate under sotion 18
Corner in ropes, and hir. Murray Bain, who was publidation of the letter was actuated by inctives reput it feaves un draht whatever as to his was a quantity of opio on board and I asked
Mr. FrancisBut cold he punished for it! It scheme, that be subernantly went to Caston damage. sad made entiafactory arrangements to prorsut. To reply to the Acting Attorney-General responsible for the article, was perfectly entitledte of the worst kind. Who wrote the letter? He curanter. The istter anga consertad with agang him to hand it over to me. Fle asked me to tell session.of properetopian without a certificata, was a case entirely omitted from the Ordinance. the smuggling of salt from China into Hong the plaintiff stated that be bad book ones on compare Mr. Fraser-Smith's actions in the salt did not know. He would like to know. He of Chiness of dubious reputo in order to corner hit what authority I hard. I replied that I ofloor. He asked me if I had a sested warrant kong, that in conjunction with Mr. John Pit.icted of libel and four times agaitted. Adcorrer with his words at the nesting of the had no desire to procute Mr. Murray Baid, salt. There may be conors which are recogniz bal authority under the Ordinance us an excise He would be neither render nor parchaser. man he bought two old gunboats for the pro. dressing his lordship he mentioned the Rope Company, and although the inference may he had no desire to get his money, but ho had nd is all markets of the world and that are to march his ship. I replied that I did not rs This was of very fita inportance in the present ventive service, the crazy to be provided by the Eszdmann case, in which be. was convicted, and not be correct, yet if it is an honest ariticism been compelled to take the steps he had done. Had legitimate ways of carrying on market transactions,
When people might be lawfully in possession of prepar Chinese authorities but paid for by the syndi-sid he bad the satisfaction of learning after without malice it is entitled to protection. The the defendait dons what any honest journalist and there may also be carners witch, assume axquireasearch warrant, and I pointed out that an oase; he was only arguing from stingy that for ante, and that he gave instructions to comtaenes wards that Bir Gecege Faillippo admitted it was learned counsel went on to alto authorities on would have done under the elecarestances, given improper character and would not be recognised der section 27 of the Ordinance 7 had an many purposes not provided for in the Ordinance
protection
up the name of the man who for his own advantage as legitimate. In the market. Bat this is not thority to search without warrant huying up all the mit in the Colony." Is that a gross miscarriage of justice.
This completed the plaintiff's case. BỊ COI THUC Pen, Bà Adriane to the brudin tr
His Lordship said that when a personal attack deliberately published of another man that holiuited to a charge of bing concernel in I went on board I bad with me five excins ad optom although they could not have a porti case for the defense, ward-As your lordship statements were justified by the facts.
-I ask you to hand it over submitted, would say that the captain law The Acling Attorney-General, in opening the was entered on protection ceased unless the way thist and a consorter with low-olascorzar, which might be a perfectly innocent officers to suist me in searching. The captain Bante zador section 16. This being a caso un- Chinese, he would not have troubled Mr. Murray matter, the defendant is accused of ceasorting said I-could-search if I like I said "I do not provided for by the Ordinance his Worship, ke He rafasad. I sent for a Police Irs. fully in possession of the opium in the perform. will I think hare gathered on the pleadings The Acting Attorney-General Yst I take Bain and that court for damagas, but would with a gang of Chiness of dubians repute for the risk to search.
Footor and tha anptain went forward. I told fance of his duty.
His Worship-But that is the point, whether the defence in this car is one that may it is well established that if a man comes for have found his remedy Agalot the man who purpose of cornering salt, and taked in con had libelled him out of spite aml malice. The neation with what bas gone befores and with tho In the first place. I be called threefold. submit, sant the words complained of ars ward as a claspion of public morality and plaintiff went on we comment an the anonymous remarks" what would be little less than robbing, the exptain I would not leave the ship and I
character of the letter, and maid that doubt the poor, aust come in the conclusion that stayed by the paws where the opiate was. Bhostly any ous can be lawfully in possession without a -Mr. Francis end the only certificate weg- not in themselves libelleus, and that the challenges criticisu
His Lordship-bcannot complain of ridicule.leas Mr. Murray Bain had been guaranteed there is a libel on the face of the letter. I afterwards RC Crawford, the wharf constable, verliest jannondoer on which the plaintiff bases bie
The Asting Attorney-General-Nor of fair against all low he might sustain for libel. Ha mast say that I do not think that Mr. Smith's arrived. The opium was this time locked ip disini aunot fairly be drawn from the words.
himself had been before the courts good may character as a shareholder entitled him to pain-a locker. When the toy was subsequently tioned was the one given by the vendor to the The second line of driozoe is that the libel is and ovna fits voment.
His Lordship-If you go into a personal al-times, but he had never gone so-far-as-that as a reprosentative of public internets, but produced Logan, the Company's watebusan, purchaser. Captain Lofavour not having pur true in substance and feet. That is a ples of just
After referring to sundry authorities on the law the fact of his taking up that position, which told me it came from the captain. When the chased the opium it would be absurd to expect. scation. The third defence is what is known as tack, there the privilega auds. qualified privilege; that the words used were a The Acting Attorney-General iguin submit of libel, the plaintiff said-Now you see in this might lead to a considerable amount of criticism, constable arrived I told him he could not do say. him to be in possior of such & certificate as case it was lot a newspaper aditor or writer who does ant at all in my opinia justify the attack thing, that I was waiting for sa Fuspector. that and therefore if it was a thing he could not His Lordship said he thought the plain-fair and bead file comment against a man whood that the latter was perfectly bona fide com tiff's ramerk wwe in bad taste.
what her he is a public character as a jouraslistant and fair orticism, but if his Lordship bad waything to do with thie alleged Bol, it was upon tis personal character that has been made,bout half-an-hour later Sergt. Baker cause, I possibly have the law would not demand it of on antider, a man whore pero has not been met and I think anybody reading through this lat. handed him my copy of the Ordinance and asked him if therwise the circumstances were woh Plaintif said he thought it was called farts or not, comes forward, as he himself says, in the should be ugninst him and should hold there waytioned, whose name the editor has been sabamed ter, would say that a man who would consort him if he would explain it to the captain. He that he was lawfully in possession of it. His Cross-examination continued-If you wag public interest to champion morality, and inritun a standi xoss he would submit this WAN ingas ibeleguiad siseruf a business or contrady
or challenges criticism. If he chooses to invite ant a case for substantial damages, but one to give in the situess box, so that why privilege with a gang of people of albifa rupirts in order went on deal to the captain and I still staye Warakip would anderstand that there must be criticism ho cannot, bara round and campisin in which contesptuous, damages would, per-
chat may attack to newspaper writers cannet to try to do what if ba sheeseded would be little below. Aboul a quarter of an boar, lath I persons who must be in possession of oplam bs pleaded in this ose.
This is the shaft of the lean than robbing the poorest of the community, went up to where Sergt. Baker and the capisia every day of their lives without any possibility ficate autioned in action 16. He would But in this case you were to receive there of in a court of law base the criticism is feally satisfy the claims of justice. In con the profits?-The syndicate were daha sbout stiahat unpleasant to his foolings. I would
some respects. Et le curious that the editor of Venetian Republic, the Jack the Ripper of the saying that an attack on the chameter of the for the opian. He said he would hate to con there being any profiteerd they asked us if in Brat invite your lordship's attention to the clusion he said-This is a enridus case innymous writer, the stiletto bravo of the old nobody would doubt for a moment that in ware. I then gaked Sergt. Baker to search of their being in possession of the certi stead of a salary 1 would take a share of the libel and the fanusdoes. Mr. Fraser-Smith says a jurnal should esek in a court of law to create Whitechapel of the present day, and in saying so ad tot was intended. And now I come to suit General Gordon first I asked him to tender the evidence of Mr Logan, who had and also cause he has authority Aftar Sergt. as preise officers for tita ateamora to provout any I am not overstepping the bounds of good taste the consideration of whether that is justified by arab because I considered I wanted protection, been for romo time past with six men acting that the first few lines about bars-faced ira- what amat be, if this case is successful, a preop profilu.
The plaintiff then proceeded to read, long the facts. And here we cannot go into the r pudance and gasing inconsistency are not dont against himself, and it is somewhat rowark
What the do half-past eleven Logan came to me, said ho had past seven Mrr Logan got information from ons the Customs propte bere -It was
What do you mean by that-I explained itling these words with his husing ensarted tiff in libei action, he who himself admits that remarked that he was quite willing to allow carefully to the language need,
in Hillier Street, sad that offers bad been made I do not know that I am Incker with a key. I found the opium produced. Lead coolio of a well known lianged opian shep to Chief Justice Rassel! Tas Chinese thought | with a gang of Chinese, of dubioas repute in he has been convistod in this court of criminal him to do what he liked, but the course fendant says is this. There was an attempt to ardors to give me the opiɛm, and he opened the of his men that he had been sppenashed by tho that Captain (layeon, then in command of the order to corser salt and raise the price of an libel. It is a curions sntion, too, because I take he was taking was very unusual and not general serner salt.
By Mr. Francis did not mark the tins. to pay him and his fɔkis $2 per trip to wink at revenue station, could be induced by being arziste of food, isobarging him with being it that if the pistil is successful. he would be ly allowed; if it was a learned counsel he would called upon in determine that question, but I handed it over to P. Cranford. bribed to present swaggling by sending on: max of bad character, a hypocrite, and a party the first in his sober and caimer moments of stop blur; he did not require these references from the reports I here before me, I
to a criminal conspiruey. Now, your lord. grob uts
The plaintiff said he wished bis Lordship had been such an attempt, and the plaintiff was fully prepared opium. I was called out of bad that he was told opita was going os board that Precisely, Bribed P-Yes. It is a common ship will observe, tuis letter, for which the de copideration to atteks each a brosseding by it was not venal to read text books to the Court. mast way it looks very much as though thers Out of the tiny has berat. I om satisfed it is or allow opina to be smuggled ca board, and Chinese ides. Eadvised theri of Ita fallacious fondant takes the whole responsibility, care-lining that was infringing or limiting the bad told him before and he, would have stopped nucciated with them for that purpose, suss and want to the Opium Farmer, who told me an evening. A little after half-past anven M. Lo
liberty of the Pruss
at unce. He trasted his Lordship would not be says that he instructed one of the parties to informer had told him there was a quantity of gan and his man being on the look-out, weat Now will you look at your issue of the 12th September. 1888
werd of had reporte. It says simply of dubinas | responsible for the latter complained of in this stance if he was going out of bounds. Proceeding, up all the salt for the purpose of raising the send a man with me to show me whare it was. On the forward part of the main desk there wis The defondant was then entled and said I stand on seromony with him, but would step him? Zny np all the sait in the colony, and if buying prepared opium on board the Honans, and he would forward into she crew's part of the ship. His Lordsbip-What do you mean when yan Bait. I edited it. It was a letter that came in
lified privilege in the case, but he had not triad know what cornering is Well, the defendant whart. He said some Chinese he had seen aboat looking through the window they saw these tins say a person is a man of doubtful character to me and at first I declined to publish it as the ts Atorney-General said there was qua price is not cornering is one senge I do not nevar saw the man before. I met Logan on the a small engine house for the donkey angios, and You don't mean that he is of good character ?
ground that it was contrary to the policy of the to shur bat connection there was between some says there was no attempted corner and that it the wharf had brought it on beard, that he had of opinn lying on the floor aside. Ther sout mout mado in the Supreme Court to-day by a Chinese
The Acting Attorney-General- No what you paper to notice the plaintiff. In its original remarks made at the aceting of the Rope-Com-cherous the plaintif bad been ascented with pointed it out to the captain and that the cap for the captain, win bad it carried upstairs and gentleman named Lai Lit, the defoud.nt in the Balt
form I also considered it too strongly worded any and the alleged salt syndicsta or farm: people of dubias repute, because Lai Kit, one tain had taken possession of it. I ADUw from put in a locker. The next morning three of the Corner ass. mr. Jai Kit is a Chines banker, and my is that you don't know what his character is-
You are suspicious.: You do not say the man is In its present form I had no hesitation about it His no doubt, from bisp sition, a leading and incential member of the Chiens community. Ho has been Ta of bad character necessarily. Then Mr. Frasers being perfectly fair sad bond file critician at all. Assuining he had libelled the Oki Mail, in the plaintif's newspaper 16 50 Strant rogue particular locker, and if I had searched. I would Worship would soo what happened. Within au time engaged in the banking tusiues. And yet sorted with Chinese of dabins charactor we Borgkong for twenty years, Srd the whole of that Smith says that because we have said he con- took the trouble to examine the Eles in order an amplion dini had not been proved in evid and consummate fool. Well, supposing there have opened that looker first. I did not, as pro-hour or loss the Opium Farmer was in possession to refresh 13 me ory as to the Esets. I never suce, because one man did an unlawful thing was an awociation to hay un salt, and one of vided by the Ordinance, soction 7. produce my of the facts-and the information had not bees notwithstanding what tauet lave boom at ezveznive experience of formzsers in this colony, Mr. Lej Kit mean that he is of dubious character. Well, I had the slightest abt about the letter after it another was not permitted to do the same. He those men is described as an arrant regns, that excise offer's badge. My fries in that on the obtained from Mr. Bponer or any of his officers, need not follow the Attorney Generel through does not show to my mind that the plaintiff in raptain becoming aware there was opiat on for the informant was nowa to Mr. Spooner- to search tho ship generally, but with special iu- nairely stated in the witness ber that he had been take it that is stretoting it against himself to a was altered
Cross-examined by the plaintiff-Din you what he said about the salt corner. The this case cossorted with a gang of Chinase of board either myself or the police should have and when Mr. Spocter went on beard it was trut informed by his friends (and implise that be bad fewwiderable extent. Many of us may consert
learned gentleman contradicted himself at least dubione repute.- It seems to me to fall short. It been sent for to make the seisure.
By Mr. Webber I'am soquainted with Cap-formation that thees was preparad opium on better adi that one of his assists in the projected with dubious characters without our towing it.write the letter ?--I did it.
FarmMr. Fraser-Smith, of
His Lordship-Yes, but it goes on to say "in Did anybody is your office write it I do bell-a-dozen times and did not know what he instiEes a certain part of it, but it does not justify Telegraph- & person invested with each high
Now, how did the Opim Farmer coine to be in oline to answer that question. Isodapt re was talking about: He said a proposal was made what to my mind is the gist of the complaint taia Leferoar. He kusw I am the chief exvise board and that Captain Lafavour had seized-it authority and of such great infinerne that he could order to corner salt."
warrant as an orcine officer. at the dinner to bribe the Commissioner of made by the plaintiff. It uses pot seem to ra ou officer. I had not my baige, but 1 had my and looked it up in particular looker on deck:
possession of that (aformation P Customs at Canton The Acting Attorney-General--Woll. taking sponsibility for it. slmly go as to Peking and bob-nab with the
Now the Commissioner of the evidence befoes the Court that the defende
By his Worship-No permit was produced
His Worship-In that relatant? You at first declined to publish it Yes. Emperor without ceremony, had a tine and special it that the gist of it is that be consorted with
Castoms at Caution had just a much to do with hueproved that there was any dishonest ronddol in
Mr. Wehbar said that was all the evidence he
Mr. Francis sabmitted it was relevant be estres to the veman of His Excellancy the had characters, it does not follow, I sadzit, On the ground that the language was too the matter sa the Commissioner in Now Senth whick the plaintiff was a partner, and that be Viceroy of Canton is if it was pakiko batel, that we are vulling buns bad chargeter. All strung That was one ground; not the Whole Wales. Le plaintiff) had never donin at ng taking this-to-mean there was disreput proposed to collid
Mr. Prancis said that under ordinary cironm-sanse if the opiam came out of an opium shop A paid $1,000 per so by the Gavernar
Hongkong for letting bat oficial down sasity that we say is "You have gone among men of
Kround.
there was a ring for the purpose of vorneringable con duch, I do zbt think ibet the words are in bis pader, could induce the British Cone dubious repats ir arder to raise corner in salt."
Do you remember what the language was that
selt, but as the Attorney Gentra sak, it was a true-in substance and in fast. It may be irus stances he did not for a moment suppose that it was covered by the Opism Farmer's exa Canton to do anything ne liked for a wmnsideration. Then he says we also allege he is a hypocrile.
was too strong P-1 cannot recollect it now.
perfectly legal combination, and it affurdod zn that the plaintiff joined in a corner, bat it does this cats would have been defendled, and after licence. The shop as that of one of the sub- His Worship The point is, was there any bad been ofterad bat had refused the Registrar Well, if humbug and inseneintengy ipelade by Generalelip of this colony and that the prenat
poority then I suppose we must admit we do Do you remember any of the phries or stiftention for saying that he consorted with not seem to me that be consorted with people of Mr. Webber's statement at the commencement licenseen incumbent of that position noted ander bis orders,
роже of perpetrating what was litt prpose of soruering: sult, and the gint of the of preselor for any sovere ponaity, probably an aortificate or permit covering it on board that was a fall fed od barrister who did not prandiss law style bim a hypocrite, but if not, there is expressions I cannot at the moment, I simply a gang of Chinese of bad charactor for the pur dubious repute, that is, of bad character, for the of the case that the prosecution, had no intention
poorast chithing is that he counerted with them for that expression of his Worship's opinion as to the ship. There might hava boon & licensed sale to right and duties of the parties would have been the smuggler and the smuggler have destroyed: breatme be could "eere far wore money one of authing in this beyond the feat that, we toned it down in the usual way in which you de bil newspaper, and a lot mora bair raising atrocitias have called him an impudent barefaced tone down things that are too strongly worded. less than robbery of which our reporter has not set out at length, Me
Mr: Traucis said that supposing the ease to man. The reference to ineuntency abors You say you declined to publish it ?--Iasid 1 of the population. In reference to the Attorney purpose,
General's remarks au to its being curions that bo The Acting Attorney Gonoral Your ford. amply suficient. But the circumstances of the the permit. Lal Kit, Lunker in Hongkong for over twenty years,
the lecter to be that the objected. My first reason was that it was austaither be an arrant age or a coniunto the gist of
of the paper to take any wspaper editor, should bring such un action, ship will hoar in mind what took place at the case were rather peculiar, and there had before
he said he was attacked in his private character
tarea this caso which gave the matter rather was a defest in the Ordinance. The cortifionto its ab He then goes on for way that we against the Rohe Telegrap insonsiztout. to notice of your ur opinion, he is both.
grave aspect and it was really with a view of was not a transferrable or negotiable doenment. And then And the second ground was that as a citizen and not sa the editor of the Homeoting. They asked him to square the oils been other cases resembling in some of their faa have been na anggested by his Worship, thers
kong Telegraph. On the question of damages he That is an article you published? Which accuse him of being a party to a criminal con-
apirasy. Nuw, whatever the old law was as to there was rather strong language.
said the China Mail gironlated largely through Tim Acting Attorney General-It took place getting an investigation of thom matters that. There was no-provision that the purchaser was to the onse was being defended now. The Hong transfer the certifcato every Lime he transferred You, write that Mr. Lai Kit is a consummate conspiracy to raise the prior of an articls of food, And you cannot remember what that strong out Chins, and the Far Best, in the Australian at the menting before anything else was done. fool even rant rogue-In my opinion both. I take it that the law now is perfectly settled,
"Liven;"" Now one more question before I go asy for that if you chargo-a man with an illegal con Janguage was -No. There were a few adjou- Colonies, in England, and the Cape, and as he was His Lorship-It was an infamous guggestion kong, Canton, and Macna Steamboat Compatiy the epiam: There was no possibility of the
not altogether unknown in those countries he and perfectly warranted the plaintiff's remark and Mesara Butterfield and Swire; who were captain of a hip having such ther. Who was it who proposed to square the piracy you must show either that the object of
The Acting Attorney-General submitted that appearance of such a letter would make people that this man was an arrant magne; but it does assisted with the Company in the Cauton was asked for in this case. If the opinn was Cartone-I don't speak Chinese. It came the conspiracy is illegal or that the mosne of
in those places think that he had departed from net seem to me to justify to the full extent the river trade, had, the gravest reason to bellare honestly put on board the captain was le lawful -through-the-interpreter W.hu it come from I carrying it out are illegal. Now, what is it that these question were not material.
rotain it for a reasonable time until he could get for many years been close attendent.
of dublone character for the purpos of oreating oplem out of the colony was the Opini Farter it was his duty to the owners to wise it and don't know. It was a very reasonable sugg'se the plaintiff moused off of making a corner Plaintiff beg your pardon, they aro ma the paths of honesty and vietne, on which he had ersion that the plaintiff consorted with people that one of the principal smugglers of prepared possession of it, and if it was smuggled on board
His Lordship delivered judgment as follows: a corner in salt. It is no sve upon stone and his licensees.
Mr. Webber strongly object to this, unless instruations. If an Inspector of Palice had tion for a Chinaman who did not know anything in salt. There are no illegal means suggested, torial.
turned up the staff would have been handed over mor in the object in itself legal. It is per
His fardship said be thought they were not net say it is a matter of surprise to me in charactor to say "you have had a dishmeet
to him. He thought Capain Lafavour was at all about it,
Now if you will Inak there you will see there feotly legitimate thing to anke a corner in call material, but be would not stop there.
this case, in a dispute betmoon the editors of partner," but it is a slur to say "you have gone you are going to prove it
Mr. Francis-I am going to prove it so far. Cross-examination continued You say it two newspapers circulating in this colony. that fo dirhout paron-you have consorted with
Ban until the offoe abould he open in the is another part of this muse on the 12th Sep--The learned counsel then referred at some tember. Ten head it. The salt noem?The length to the law on criminal conspiracy, not the policy of the China Mail to notice what neither party should have wished to trust his gang of dishonest people for the purpose of
morning, sad he could got instructions trom taining that nothing of which the plaintiff was I say or what the Telegraph publishes ?--Yes hending would be given by the sub-aditor
interests to the decision of B. Jurg; and I am sharing in their prolts. It is a personal at But you published it--Certainly, I published accused in the letter complained of was original, Have you adhered to that very strictly rather afraid, in the way I shall feel it my datytack und en tant ground I sa bound to look nat
Mr. Arnold or the Directors. That was the exiot posilna Captain Defavotie tock up and the and that the inanendo as to crizainal -conspiracy it.
sonld not therefore be supported, All that think so The caly reference I understand we deal with this name, that references to such rowly into the frets. Therefore on that ground,
that made to you raz. when I was away at home.
subjects as Jack the Ripper and the Venetian upon that question, which I would have been insinuation- "AsThe salt corner
Mr. Frangs said he would prove that the question for his Worship to decide was, what was his duty ander the circumstances F. Ho Well; the rapart3 take it is carrot Panpoould be mid of the words were
But within the last few weeks ?--I am not) stiletto are rather throw away. Ces of this vary glad to have left to a jury, I do not think
Bort are tot often left to the decision of the there has been a sufficient justification. Hat now opiwm came with a permit, that it came from a poan so I was not in court on that day, but I they ware bolding Mr. Fraser-Smith forth
to the public, criticising him as a person aware of it. taket the report-is-direct.
Look towards the end of that report. You who said he came forth in the interests of the Well, we will try and enlighten you. There judge without a jury, all the decision under I come to the question of dstages. There has licensed shop that it was pes on board by their thought his Worship would see that he was law- oration in taking time to onder is posi will see that the Chiet Justice in reported to have public, but whose inconsistency was harsfond.is a copy of the China Mail of the 6th Sep these circumstances must necessarily be strict been no attempt to prove danges. Although sorraats, with a view to being smuggled up to fully in possession of that opium for the time
Hipos catches a jury. Now I propise as soberly lieve that any actas! damage has occurred. This of the captain.
His WorshipYou propose to prove thers tion. He proposed to call Mr. Logan and wid" He meaning Mr. Fraser-Smith) was in Ent the tras defence in this case is that the tember. Did you write the editorial in and not of the runantic character which some damage has been suggested, I can hardly be Canton, and that it was lawfully in posseselos being and exordisse only's reasonable dis- the same position as the other members of he words are true in sikitance and fact. Now that paper P-I am respotisible for it,
Did you write that article, yes or not I can to deal with the isawas which bara bei is one of those cases generally dealt with, if tho
raised, and in some respects I have to assume the cure is proved, by damages of small amount, and was a permit?
NE Francis I propose to prove that pro could where the opiam came from. Arm-Yes, I see that stated here." I don't { what are the foots? 1888. two suit were
Instituted in the original jurisdletion of this dealins to answar.
fanations of a jury as well as judge. Perhaps it jurymen generally are told they should be careful -quito sos-the-application of it, however,
Is it not a fact you at first agreed to be part our The paper to the culte wore the gamedited it I mama?—Yes.
"Did you edit thin referring to a letter in their well very shortly to consider the airsouly, to give kuch an amount of damage a fair-bably there as a permit tion to whom Mr. Presse-Smith has already nor P-it is not a fast.
Was it unly saberquently you agreed to take in his evidence refered. The indebtedne on Daily Press The Intter was reproduction stanove under which the alleged libel was gintatedly meet the necessities of the is. If a man Mr. Webber In order to support, that maan restate his argument briefly, so that he could to the Biste, to be possession of the opfund the bouns? I nevor agreed to be a partner at any the promissory notes was admitted, but the de- in moderate language of certain domplaints that before I come to the consideration of the meaning accused of conduct which to say the least of it is and contemptible statement you ought to contectie a note of it treating it so snegghd spion
defendante in ch suit counterclaimed thank tho were made at the meeting on the 24th ult. The to be attached to it. The matter arise wat of any of a reputable character, ha la entitled to come the Opium Farmer with it.
moment it came to his knowledge that it was time. **
His Lordship Fon agreed to be a partner in 5'intiffs were indebted to them and to Mr object of re-stating the complaints we cennet meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Repetate Court and show that he has it been guilty Nr. Francle-It is not mean and contem his owners and to the Opium Farmer, or aller
Frizer-Hiith 15 the sum of $5,000,000-inzetiye Finkaps Shampholder' thought Manufacturing Company, and the plaintif, dr.of the coadunt impaled, or call upon the other ptible statement
Nr. Francia-When Mr-Webber has quite there. In taking possession of lao-opinu, he the prestez
water could not posibly have a certificate andar respect of the gunbond and 33,000) in prot-of- that the siamesin hich they were free veniat Fraser-dufth appeared-at-that-weeting sida to abur that he had Bnt it la the verdict Webber I protect squirt it.
avolion 15, and at that time of-night-and Pintif-For certain services rendered.
Mr. Webber-Well, I protest against it The Acting Attorney-General read a para- | mali. Mr. Fraser-Smith says it le perfectly tried by shouting out robbery grom mismanage harolda, bo sudroned the chairanet Fital which in theentos saertes pli a: nearly all gra à from plaintiff's paper of the 15th Beptem- be dined with the parties to that suit on the ment, sad smiler terms oculated to tar eens is remarks are interesting to people damage caused. Therefore in this case 1 rondw
thanh casa, which would not have sovurred if he had the Issue. ber, 1888, to the effect test Lad Kit's reference 23rd September, 1887, and that a certain proposal the sympathy of shareholders entirely the other concerned; but I think though Mr. Smith says the neverities of the base will be satisfed" by to the British Consul at Canton in the oss was made to form a alt farm, out of which he way, and that he might produce more effect by he was there in the character of a shareholder, awarding a very small amount with coste, and His Worship I don't see that it bear on with view of getting an investigation of the
You edited that ?--Yee. and a shareholder alone, it appears from the re fix the zienut at $25. was to got as their adviser 90 per sent. of the 'din statement:" fered to were utsolutely devoid of foundation
His Lordship you wasted." Plastic-Well it is the same thing. The position I scoupled was to keep them within the law of Hongkong.
The Acting Attorney.Cereral-And yet you were to have a share of the profte P
Plaintiflost dorifedly. You don't work for nothing.
The Acling Attorney-General-No, but if you were acting as a legal adviser you would bot laks & commission..
of this doseription you would be paid for You
to me
It was suggested to you that you should to in theinselves, but he says that soup able that Mr. Freser-Smith shanid pass as plain, extracte from text books, until his Lordship 1gion of conjecture. We are bound to look vore Baker had left I wontdown below again.and about opium being smugriaċ, on board. About half
Fo nparalleled crodility, or impardous audacity
it does not matter-cry much which is the real ampl ty
the as called istalligent Chinese tests cra Ban
Ne batter example of this conll be cited that
febre to hesitation in saying that, in on
Yes,
fully avoids stating that this gang of Chinese
repute.
י ירי-,-
Plain That occurred afterwards.
vertinte
Mr. Webb-You have so right to make the fairly and reasonably justled in keeping pos statement solsas you are going to prove it.
His Worship-Dows it affect the issue?
Mr. Wabber-It is a sea and contemptible
his two informiere se as to trace as far as they *His Worship saked Mr Fransis if he would
Mr. Framirald it was the captain's duty to
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