I wish also to take this opportanlity to make clear that. my remarks the Court yesterday morning with reference" to Mr. Stirling ai Municipal Council, were such that no.inference unfavourable to Foséenden should have bea drawn because of those remarks.
When the witness, Mr, Worthington, refused to, give the name of a person, in answer to a question put by me, in effect I remarked to Your Honour that there was no good reason for names being withheld, Jand I pointed out that even the Chsieman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, Mr. Fessenden, had testified in this case, and that fe here was no reason why others should fear having their names mentioned in Court in this case. Te seems to me that it is clear beyond any' shadow of doubt, that "not one word unfavourable to Mr. Fessenden has "been spoken in this Court in the course of these proceedings.
In connexion with both William Downs and Stirling Fessenden, it Jappears to me that such portion of the local press as may have fallen ints the error of using their names in such a way that any inference unfavourable to either of them-may possibly have been drawn, should take the earliest opportunity to correct that erroneous. impression. T feel sure that no injury was intended to either of these gentlemen, Jand that, the press will, hasten to correct this error upon having the matter called to its attention in this way.
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