CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10] — Page 268

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

about the same time by Inspector

Cradock, the circumstances in connection with which may thus briefly be mentioned . On the

night of 4th July 1890, a

was committed to the

از

Burglary

prejudice

of a Chinese Merchant and property to the valice of fooo carried

An active enquiry

on

off

was set

foot resulting in the obtaining of information of the whereabout of the property. Before the seizure could be made the Merchant received back his property from a District Watchman, who made no

communication whatever to the

regular Police until questioned by.

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the Inspector after the property had been restored and the

arranged

131.

Mr Caldwell's Detectives.

It is generally admitted

have

that Mor Caldwell's men

from time to time rendered

very

effective services, but in my opinion the system is as objectimate as that of District Watchmen.

Those in egular delections

182.

were relied

on in the 26.

Howarthy

murder case, and they rated up such evidence as induced the

Magistrates to commit Innocent

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