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Fublic of Hong thong

cannot understand

either the Sikh, Indian or Chinese

Constables, and the Sikhs and Indians cunnel communicate with the... Chinese Constables, or with each other. general inconvenience and obstacle to efficiency that must be

this is a general

patent to ever

every-

one,

The Europican

portion of the Police are mostly

hard drinkers, stragglers that

have been picked up

2/1

the spot

anany of them deserters from Merchant Ships, and not at all the class of Some of them I found to have been not

that are required.

taquired. Some

even sworn in

engagiel for any-

Policemen,

tème but in such.

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: position that they could leave the force whenever they got something

better to do.

A few of the Senior Inspectors

good Officers, and I may say they present almost the only good thing about the Farce.

dismiss

One

of the Inspectors I had to

a short line.

misconduct in

ugo for gross

Sueving

arrested

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respectable resident and house holiter

(The Manager of Moss) Dubost zby

withent

any

cause whatever the

Inspector bring in liguer at the time.

The Caste prejuctices of

the

Indians employed

employed are a great

inconvenience

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when two

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