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ENCLOSURE
POLICE COURT-REPORT,
CHINA MAIL, Saturday, November 6th, 1897-Ip Young, an interpreter employed by the Sanitary Board, was charged at the Magistracy to-day, that he unlawfully did, with intent to defrand, obtain from one Tong Sang, by a certain false pretence, a sum of $17, at Hunghor on 7th July. The defendant was employed as interpreter to the Sanitary Inspector at Hung- hom, and on several occasions he applied to the complainant for sums of money, stating they were for the Inspector. The money was handed over on the understanding that the complainant and three other pig dealers should receive their licences. The extortion was discovered in consequence of Sanitary Inspector Macdonald having summoned the complainant for keeping swine without a licence. On one occasion, complainant, in accordance with a request by the interpreter, collected several fowls, capons and eggs and took them to the interpreter to give to the Inspector. The defendant said he would also have to get a bottle of whisky, and com- plainant handed him $1, and the interpreter went out and bought the bottle of whisky. Complainant and the interpreter then went to the Inspector's house and offered him the articles as a present. The Inspector refused to take them. They left the Inspector's house and went back to where the interpreter resided, where the defendant said, in answer to his question as to why the Inspector would not receive the present, "Bring $10 to me for the Inspector." Complainant went home and consulted with the other pig-keepers, and they agreed to give $10, They borrowed the money, and complainant went to the shop where defendant resided, but as he was not at home he left the money with the shop-keeper. Sometime afterwards he met the interpreter in the street and he asked him to get another $6 for him. The pig-keeper collected the $6, and the complainant had to pay his subscription to that amount by pawning his jacket. This mouey was also received by defendant. All this took place before Inspector Macdonald took over the district. At this stage the case was adjourned. Defendant was granted bail in two sureties for $250 each.
CHINA MAIL, November 10th, 1897-Ip Yeung, the Sanitary Board interpreter charged with obtaining $16 by false pretences from a pigkeeper at Hunghom, was to-day convicted of the charge and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. The interpretar said he collected the money and gave it to the Inspector. He first of all was offered $10, which he took to Inspector McAllister, who said it was not enough, as the pig-dealer had given $20 to the Sergeant at the fort for permission to keep pigs. He applied to the pig-dealer for more money, and received the $16, which he handed over to the Inspector. Inspector McAllister gave evidence denying the statements that he had been offered money, and said he had reported to the Sanitary Board against the application of the complainant to keep pigs, as the site was on military ground. He was not aware of the transactions of defendant until the case was brought up. The complainant denied that he ever paid money to the Sergeant at the fort. The Magistrate explained to the complainant that he could not build on military ground, and pointed out the folly of attempting to obtain permission by offering the money to the interpreter,
Report by the Captain Supt. of Police.
Hon. Colonial Secretary.
I submit that clause 3 of the Petitioner's
original agreement cannot be read so as to entitle him to
pension up to the date on which his misconduct was disco-
vered.
The grant of pension is under the clause
clearly conditional on satisfactory conduct.
I would further point out that when the Peti.
tioner joined the Force, Ord. No. 8 of 1869 relating to Police
Pensions was in force. The 4th, section of that Ordinance
reads as follows:-
"It shall be lawful for the Governor in Coun
cil from time to time to regulate the general conditions
upon which, and the manner in which pensions, superannuation
allowances or other relief, are to be granted to members of
the Police Force and to determine in each particular case
whether there shall or shall not be granted to any member
of the Police Force, a pension, superannuation allowance, or
other relief, and in the event of the Governor in Council de
termining that there shall be granted to any member of the
Police