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ENCLOSURE

[Re- 22 NOV J7.

Report by the Captain Supt.of Police.

Hon. Col. Secretary.

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I submit Inspector Hennessy's case, whose No.

(No.6) appears on the list of persons in receipt of bribes

in respect of the Wa Lane Gambling house.

Inspector Hennessy was attached to the Cen-

tral Police Station and was in charge of the gambling sec-

tion described by San Yin during the whole of 1894 and up

of to the 11th April 1895 when he went on leave. He returned

1th Ap

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from leave on 4 April 1896 an. from that date to 67August

1896 was attached to the Central Station, and hau charge of

the same gambling section.

Sam Yin's knowledge of the Inspector's move-

ments and of the auty he performed is accurate, and is, to

say the least remarkable.

I have only to repeat that I believe Sam

Yin's statements and the genuineness of his list of persons

to whom he paid bribes.

I can scarcely believe that Yeung Fat woula

have extorted the money in the Inspector's name though it

is of course possible for him to have done so. But Sam Yin

with the extraordinary accurate information he seems to

have had access to of the Police and their doings, would in

all probability have discovered the fraud, if the Inspector