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ON THIS SIDE.
N°371.
My Lord Duke,
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23 JAN 24
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 14th December, 1923.
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I have the honour to inform Your Grace that
on the 16th July, 1923, an attempt was made to assassinate
Mr. Shum Tez Liang, Head of the Chinese Telegraph Administration in this Colony. Mr. Shum was severely
wounded but has since recovered.
As a token of his respect he has presented
to Mr. T. H. King, Deputy Superintendent of Police and Director of Criminal Intelligence, a Chinese silver bowl on
which is inscribed Mr. King's name,
I do not consider that this is a gift which
Mr. King cen properly accept for his own use but as his name
has already been inscribed on it I would suggest that he be
authorised to accept the bowl on condition that it is handed
over to the Police Force as a challenge cup. This proposal appears appropriate as the gift is presumably a tribute to
the efficiency of the Police protection afforded to Mr. Shum.
If this proposal is approved it is proposed
that the trophy shall be held for one year by the best shot
in the Chinese contingent.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's most obedient
humble servant,
7.2.
8. Stutt
Governor, &c.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, K.G.,
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wo.