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Swator 45. ye of October M. 1985.
Mr. Qemul Kirke to the Commissione. for fo eizu „fľairs.
sir.
British Consulate,
September 16, 1926.
I have the honour to saknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 4th. instant in which you refuse to return firearme and
ummunition TAMOT%)
Zoo Tee Swee's houne by the noline in
the early morning of inment & last, on the ground that he mte no
application for any immort nerait for those articles and that
he oærtridges in his possession were in excess of the number
allowed.
In reply, I beg to inform you that no regulation exists
which prevents British subjects from purchasing in China arma
for self-defence or for sporting purposes. Further, the number
of both pistol and sporting cartridres taken from Mr. Teo Ine
Swee by the police was far less than the number allowed to be
imported by a British subject in one year (500 and 7,000 rounds
respectively).
In any case, I must remind you that if a British subject
breaks any law or regulation, he can only be dealt with by his
own authorities; and in no circumstances have the Chinese
police the right to search his house and remove his property
from hi
If it is considered that 200 Tee
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Swee has in any way acted illegally, the proper course
bring an action against him in this Gourt.
I must therefore renew my demand that the firearms and
ammunition, as well as all the other articles, illegally
removed by the police from Mr. Tao Yen Swee's house may be
sent to this Consulate without further delay.
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