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Jonclosure 3.
CCPY.
Hongkong 23rd. May, 1917.
.1930
487
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Ho mad Jiety of atmoXM I Dexan I .gafntum yabanui sonte
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fabah to toatte and malnu meʻld man af Dua yabeaut ork
sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of
your letter No. 2496/1914 of the Plst. instant, and in reply,
beg most humbly to say that I candidly plead guilty to the
three charges enumerated therein.
As to the grounds upon which I beg to reply to
exoulpate myself, I have the honour moet regnect
ly to Bay
respectfully
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autroraim at Baf af døft af of emaÓN R BOUDIO PEs að đi hashak
foum at offer ,dosteroll hallao zegnoqa nevqurb a dále svlľ od
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adway Mainda sothecaf .*K Jadi Kabit I
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as follows:-
Owing to certain unhaṛpy differences existing
between my wife and myself some two years ago, a legal
separation deed between us was executed in a lawyer's office
and since that date, my wife has had the cuet cry and control
of all my children and I had to maintain them whilst in my
wife's company.
Not being in a position to live happily with
my wife, I had to live with some friends and the absence of my
wife and children from the house proved very considerably in my
mind and I regret to admit that pooasionally I was in the habit of indulging too much in the drink habit; the occasion
mentioned in your letter under reply, was the result of my
unhappy thoughts.
I am not happy to inform you that sings the receipt of your letter, my wife and children have returned to the house, and I earnestly pray and hope that the future will
see me a different man from the past.
May I venture to ask that His Excellenoy the
Governor will be so good as to pardon me for my grose neglect
of duty.
In support of my petition for leniency, I beg to emphasize the fact that sinoe I joined the service 20 years ago, I have never had any long leave with the exception of a leave of three months granted about 20 years ago, two months and three