the offence is notoriously common among
Mr Wodehouse's reputation is conclusively bad in the main mind. He 110. the Sikhs:
that the
Sikhs are vastly superior
but that state of affairs
informed that
If it had not been for
the affair
took place last year &
have recommended that Gulab
should have been told that he would lose his watch &c. prosecuted in this way probably shut him up
As it is
he has waited too
long
to think
there is no spur to interfere. Kapps me the
Gaz's action.
Colonel Sly
Under these circumstances there was
BE 5/7.
Com
against this man (& I see no ground for supposing it) this man was
clearly guilty & he has waited a year before petitioning.
As proposed
10% trace
$77
No.
136.
absolutely unknown.
reliable
90
Know his
free interest in
affection for the Sikhs,
he had pressed for the
release of Farbit
had been
My Lord,
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3.
Enclosure 4.
Enclosure 5.
C.O. 21387
RECR
REG 28 JUN 00 Government House,
Hongkong, 21st. May,
240
1909.
I have the honour to forward for
Your Lordship's consideration the enclosed copy of a
petition dated the 14th. ultimo from Gulab, late Jemadar in
the Hongkong Police Force together with a minute by the
Captain Superintendent of Police dated the 19th. ultimo
covering a statement by Inspector Murison dated the same
day, and a report by Mr. Wodehouse, Acting Deputy Superintend-
ent of Police, dated the 17th. instant. Captain Lyons and
Sergeant Terrett are both at home on leave, should Your
Lordship desire to obtain statements from them on the
subject.
2.
The case of Gulab was brought
before me at the end of January, 1908, by Captain Lyons,
then acting as Captain Superintendent of Police, who
submitted to me the statements of which I enclose copies,
and recommended that Gulab should be dismissed for commit-
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF CREWE,
&c. &c. &c.