{"newspaper_name": "Mobile register and journal.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
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CHINESE OATH.-The mode of administering an oath in the of justice is far extraordinary to omit mentioning. The Chinese upon being placed reverence or fear of theT gods, but by the ormalty of cutting Il cocks head off. Thus upon any doubt being had regard to what they state. they ia, slanly tested. by this. them. the severest of all ".n. seca ama which WI: as.Ied they would on no certain that they were then stating the ac,hrir seserai,ons of the ,rut, of their statements being eouehed n the following ierms:--"I hereby swear am ready to cut the cocks head of to lhe truth of what ! now say" This is the form of Chiaa- man. oath, used in the cour,s of justice at Hong kong.-l CampbelI's China.