CO129-236 - Others - 1887 — Page 355

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

6.

7

333

dicappear, & that the Secretary of state will when see nothing more in the matter than that a medical officer, exhausted by sicknes toverwork, has been unwilling & add & his stready great responsibilities.

whatway

The Secretary of state cast despatch express Encontres & to opinion that my loss of health in to public

cervice Entitles me of consideration, & D now have the hope that his Henry Stolland will remove the clur cast upon my

aut

character.

d grant one the full pension which I

Expected & receive on retiring. ($13810 From the Government order which I

Enclose it will be seen that instead of being

successor,

thank

Jan Zakeng

Sort Orde 28th April

allowed on await any say charge & him,

as is usual in euch circumstan I was experseded by a young army lurgaon t dismissed from the cervice at three days' notice, a proceeding uncalled for humiliating

harsh in the Extreme.

tis Excellency for March has represented that have been discourteous & her marquée swanting in consideration towards him.

beure 6.

On this point Denay mention that I took

Cospital shortly

• may without precumption

Mr Marquee under my care in after his illnes

algan, claims that his recovery from deather door was in great measure due & em efforts on his behalf.

For hearques signature to the enclosed addres

5 imply that he himself.

was not constion discourteous treatment at

As & Mr Jordan he had, although many years my junior in age professional standing. been brought in from outude &placed in autharity over

over me for five mouths, and it was

of

hand.

my

scarcely I be expected that I could quietly cubinst any self & his irritating exffensive bearing towards me.

that I had was

eve the

The decretary of Stato her decided that I did disobey orders & to this decision Janust bor, though I most respectfully urge intention of doing so, to had before knowledge that my undertaking medico-legar. duties which I could not properly perform, would be likely to cause miscarriage of justice Hay my celf open 5 severe reprehension from

the

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.