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Queen's College,
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October 14th., 1918.
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Director of Education 25 JAN 19j
Appended please find detailed report of
circumstances comected with the disappearance of Li Sum-yuen,
olerk.
Saturday September 28th.
The Goremment Auditor rang me up
to remind me that the Fees and Cash Books of the College had not been sent to him for audit since the beginning of June. I spoke to the clerk and told him that the books must be brought up to date and sent in not later than the morning of Monday September 30th. Also spoke to the Government Auditor and promised to let him have
the books on that day.
Monday September 30th.
I asked if the books were ready and
was told 'No but that they would be by noon: Just before noon
I again saw the clerk who said the books were ready. I saw then
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put together and given to a coolie with book. Tuesday October lak.
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A holiday, birthday of Confucius;
I was at the College at 8.30 a.m. and as I wanted to see the clerk sent to his home for him and was told he had gone out.
Tadagsday October 2nd.
I again sent for the clerk and was told he had not been at home for 2 nights. Then the Government Auditor rang up and said he had not received the books. I searched for and at last found them locked up in an old store cupboard. Until then I had no suspicion that anything was wrong. I at once looked into the books and seeing that they were not in order sent them to the Auditor with a request that he would examine them and let me know the real state ɗ affaire. I proceeded to examine paysheets, cheque counterfoils &c., and discovered that the cheque for 'Chinese Staff' had been made out for £1,682.76 instead of for £1,582.76. Also that 350 drawn as part of this cheque and which should have been refunded to the Treasury on socount of Mr. Tai Tung-pui failing to take up his appointment was also missing.
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