CO129-280 - Public Offices & Others - 1897 — Page 289

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

I am not allowed to give any information about him out there. Captain Deane (a witness in the old defence, I cannot speak of) was an officer in the 91st Regiment, and there is evidence whatever in his own words that it is entirely against Captain Superintendent ...-ing the English law.

I take a great interest in him, as he was one of the prisoners taken at Quinsan, where M. Quincey learnt under the late General Charles Gordon. He was educated in several dialects and became Interpreter to the Hong Kong Police in 1870, and later to the 3/5th Regiment Police Court, & afterwards to the Hong Kong Government. He has always been known to all the Governors of Hong Kong from that time to this, & it seems to me very hard that without some appointment he should return to China, to see if he could find any relations living.

Kindly took him out & put him into the Hong Kong Prisoners' list, he was of great interest. He became Interpreter to the Government, and was known to love the highest character. When he wished to return to China, I said he should do so, provided I could get evidence whatever, except if I said he could get any.

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I am not allowed to give any information about him out there. Captain Deane (a witness in the old defence, I cannot speak of) was an officer in the 91st Regiment, and there is evidence whatever in his own words that it is entirely against Captain Superintendent ...-ing the English law. I take a great interest in him, as he was one of the prisoners taken at Quinsan, where M. Quincey learnt under the late General Charles Gordon. He was educated in several dialects and became Interpreter to the Hong Kong Police in 1870, and later to the 3/5th Regiment Police Court, & afterwards to the Hong Kong Government. He has always been known to all the Governors of Hong Kong from that time to this, & it seems to me very hard that without some appointment he should return to China, to see if he could find any relations living. Kindly took him out & put him into the Hong Kong Prisoners' list, he was of great interest. He became Interpreter to the Government, and was known to love the highest character. When he wished to return to China, I said he should do so, provided I could get evidence whatever, except if I said he could get any. ... Page ? was removed and replaced with a `...` to indicate missing or unclear content due to OCR issues. The text was reorganized into coherent paragraphs, and minor corrections were made for spelling and spacing. The original request to output in HTML format using `` for paragraphs was followed.
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I

not allowed to

give any

205

out there. Captain Deane (a wvidence whatever in his own brother officer in the old defence, I cannot

Chink. 91st veg.)

that it is en

helf

whose brother was

entirely agains Captain Suprintendant

-ing the English law.

I take a

of

Hong Kong Police in 18770,

the

very great interest Kindly took him out & put

in him, as he was

one

of

the

him into

the Hong Hong

Blice

prisoners taken at Quin.san, M. Quincey learnt the under the late Gen: Ch. Gordon different

Jeducated him as a

in

several

dialects & became

to the

liby for Interpreter to the Hong Kong years -imental School, where he alway, became Interpreter

the 3/5th Reg. Police Court, & afterwards love the highest character. when he wished to return to known to all the Governors Governor. He has been well China, to see

he could find of Hong Kong from that time to this, & it seems to me very provided I hard, that without him some appointment evidence whatever,

any

except

if

I said

any relations living, I said

he should do so. could

get

!

?

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