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It means that nine Indian gentlemen on December 13 last were arrested and are now detained--arrested under a law which is as good a law as any law on our own statute-book.
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Morley discusses the arrest of nine Indian gentlemen under a law comparable to British statutes, highlighting legal implications.
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