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should prosecute him in this Consular Court.
There is no
probability, however, that the articles stolen by the police
will ever be returned,
8.
The conduct of the police throughout the case has beer
disgraceful. The Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, it is
true, has informed me that the officer in charge of the
district in which Teo's house is situated has been dismissed,
but I am, of course, unable to verify this statement.
9.
The robbery took place eight days after the Commis-
sioner for Foreign Affaire had written to tell me that the
object of the police in taking a censue of foreigners was to
enable the to grant protection and to warn ne that my
refusal to comply with the census regulations might lead to
misunderstandings (see my despaton No. 63 of August 13 last).
It seems not unlikely that this case is a "misunderstanding"
of the kind foreseen by the Cormissioner; and I cannot help
siuring Mr. Leo Yee Swee's suspicion that the police were in
Collusio · with Sue robbers, though it is impossible to
produce any evidence in support of this suspicion.
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
(sa.) Cecil Kirke,
Consul.