Inspector Batter on the subject
of gambling in Wahane of
which I enclose
a copy marked.
"D). From the date of that conclusion
report up to the time
of
Francis letter received.
Complaints
Mr.
no
Complaints
regarding gambling in the
Lane
Cheung Ting
and I flattered myself
that I
had succeeded in stopping the
gambling.
6
On the receipt of
Mr. Francis' letter I recognized
that either he had been
grossly misled (which was extremely unlikely) or that I
had greatly deceived myself.
It was obviously my duty
to enquire personally
into
the heavy
Police agent
into the matter, but
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my difficulty was to identify the
street that
was meant by
"Hong Kai tou" where the
depot was said
I was not
acquainted
with
any
street of that name,
and it turned out to be a
slang
or
local name on the northern
which being East Street (given
verbally to Mr. Francis in
the Trong Koon District), the
name
was not transliterated
as it would have been had
it been given in Cantonese.
I deemed it best on the
whole
to act on
Mr. Francis'
letter without further reference
to him as I was afraid that his informant might become
alarmed
chrapector Batter on the subject
of gambling in Wa hane of
which I enclves
다
copy marked.
"D). From the date of that conclosure D
report up to the time
of
Francis letter Frecuvid.
Comp
Mr
⋅no
laint Counation
ag
regarding gambling in tha
Lane
Cheung ting
and I flattered myself
0
truct
Mat I
had succeeded in stopping the
gambling.
6
On the receipt of
Mr. Francis letter I recogni=
zed that either he had been
grosely unsled (which was w tremely unlikely ) or that I
had greatly deceived myself.
Eduty
It was obviously my
to enquire personally
ints
Sunes the heave
the Price agen
to all this sort of
Thing
into the matter, but
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my list.
difficulty was to identify the
street that
was meant by
" "ang Kai tou" where the
t
depôt was said
I was not
with
any
to exist.
acqnanited
struct of that name,
and it turned out to be a
slang
cud
of
name on the northern which being Each Street (given
-verbally to Mr. Francis in
the Trong Koon Dratict, the
nami
was not transliterated
as it would have been had
the been given in Cantoniet.
deemed it best on the
whate
to ach on.
Mr Francis
letter without further reference
to hun as I was afraid that his informant might become
alarmed
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