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Chamberlain, M. P. His Majesty's principal Secretary for the Colonies, to which I received a reply through George Kemp Eng M. P. to the effect that he was not prepared to open the case, for the reason that Sir W. Robinson, the late Governor of Hong Kong in reporting my dismissal for being implicated in certain gambling scandals which were brought to light in the colony had practically admitted my guilt and made no defence whatever.
It seems therefore that the only ground for making an exception against me, is the fact that I was assumed to be guilty because I made no defence at a time when no opportunity of doing so effectively was afforded me.
In February 1900 in consequence of the reply referred to I once more wrote to Mr. Chamberlain and emphatically denied that I was guilty of the charge of bribery or that I had ever admitted or done or said anything that could possibly be construed into such an admission.