ascertain when and how it had been pledged.
11.
In the meantime I made a cursory examination of the papers I had retained on my private possession and having selected what appeared to be the most important of them I passed them to Mr Brew, the Inspector of Schools to translate them for me.
I may mention that the brief examination I had made had revealed... Chinese Police only.
a further examination was in hopes therefore that it would not disclose Europeans.
At the same time, I remarked with myself that it was best to treat no charge against his honesty that had reached me at all. If he were really guilty I felt sure that he would commit himself still further.
On the 27th as I had received no report from Deputy Superintendent Hanton I wrote him a Memorandum casting for a report as to what progress he had made and I attach copy of his reply. (Enclosure E).
As I had not seen a man named Ise Lening, I informed Superintendent Hanton...
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ascertain when and how it had been pledged.
11.
In the meantime I made a cursory examination of the papers I had retained on my private possession and having selected what appeared to be the most important of them I passed them to Mr Brew, the Inspector of Schools to translate them for me.
I may mention that the brief examination I had made had revealed... Chinese Police only.
a further examination was in hopes therefore that it would not disclose Europeans.
At the same time, I remarked with myself that it was best to treat no charge against his honesty that had reached me at all. If he were really guilty I felt sure that he would commit himself still further.
On the 27th as I had received no report from Deputy Superintendent Hanton I wrote him a Memorandum casting for a report as to what progress he had made and I attach copy of his reply. (Enclosure E).
As I had not seen a man named Ise Lening, I informed Superintendent Hanton...
Page 343
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120