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25.--I have never received money from any other person or persons, firm or fires, gambling house or gambling houses by way of bribe. Aad I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of " The Statutory Doclaration Act, 1895,"
Declared by the declaraut, Utter Singh, at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, fast day of November, 1897, through the interpretation of Hormujee Buttonjae, of 13, D'Aguilar Street, Victoria, Hongkong, the said Hormusjeo Buttonjes having been also ürst declared that he had truly, distinctly and audibly interpreted the contents of this document to the ni deciavant, and that he would truly and faithfully interpret the declaration about to be administered unto him.
(Signed) UTTER SINGH.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRERENTS SHALL COME
Before me,
(Signed) A. P. STOKES,
NOTARY PUBLIC, HONGKONG.
I, Alfred Parker Stokes, Notary Public, duly authorised admitted and sworn, residing and practising at Victoria, in the Island and British Colony of Hongkong, do hereby certify that I was present on the twenty-eighth day of October justant inmy office, No. 12, Queen's Road Central, as Victoria, aforesaid, and did then and there ace William Stanton, the person named in the annexel Statutory Declaration, duly sig and declaro before me the said Statutory Declaration. AND I ALSO CERTIFY that the same or signature "W. Stanton" subscribed to the aid Statutory Declaration is of the proper handwriting of the said William Stanton, and that the new or signature "A. P. Stokes' subscribed thereto as the notary public before whom the said Statutory Declaration was made by the said William Stanton is of the proper bandwriting of me, the sail Notary.
Ja Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed may name and affixed my Seal of Office this first day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-even.
(Signed) A. P. STOKES,
NOTARY PUBLICO, Hongkong.
In the matter of the Hnnable Petition of Utter Singh, of No. 12, Hollywood Road, Victoria, Hongkong, late Bergeant- Major in the Police Force of that Colony, presented to the Right Honourable Mr. J. Chamberlain, M.P., Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Colonial Atthin, Downing Street, London, 8.W., on the 13th day of September 1897, and
Tu the matter of the "Statutory Declarations Act, 1885."
I, William Stanton, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, late an fuspector in the Hongkong Police Force, do solemnly and sincerely declare and say as follows :---
1. On the 24th and 25th clays of August last. 1 was directed to attend before the Honourable Francis Henry May, the Captain Superintendent of Police of this Colony, and Heary Lardner Dennys, Crowa Solicitor of this Colony, and did stlond on the said days at Victoria Gaol to answer certain charges of not discovering and reporting a gambling house at No. 2, Wa Jane, Victoria, in this Colony.
2-The hearing of the said charges was proceeded with before the above-mentioned gentlemen, and four witnesses were called by them against me.
3.-One of these witnesses was a Chinaman of the name of Tse Leung, who stated that he had been employed on and off for a number of years as a watchman to gambling houses in Wa Lane, Victoria, aforesaid, and whilst under cross- examination by me he stated that he had never received any monies from gamblers or gambling houses for the purpose of paying the same to any of the fudian Policemen in the Hongkong Police Force. He further stated to me that he had nover paid any monies to such Indian Pelicemen by way of bribe. I pressed him in cross-examination, and in answer to my questions he stated that he had never paid any monies by way of bribes to any members of the Hongkong Police Force. He further stated that if any person had so informed me (this Deponent) such information would be false and untrue.
4- verily believe that the evidence given in examination, cross-examination and re-examination by the said Tee Leung at the said enquiry was taken down verbatim by the Honourable Francis Henry May, Captain Superintendent of Police, and I believe that the aburo mentioned statements of the said Tas Loung, mentioned and set forth in paragraph three of this my declaration, wore s commitial to writing es aforesaid by the Houcurabic Francis Heary May, Captain Superintendent of Police, and if reference thereto be made it will be found that what I have in this my declaration stated is taan and correct, and I make this solen declaration conscientionsly believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisious of "The Statutory Declanations Act, 1835.”
Declared at Victoriu, in the Colour of Hongkong, the 29th (Sigued) W. STANTON,
day of October 1897.
Before we,
(Signed) A. P. STOKES,
NOTARY PUBLIC, HONGKONG.
SERVICES RENDERED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY OF UTTER SINGH, LATE SERGEANT MAJOR IN THE HONGKONG POLICE FORCE,
1-My grandfather, Majah Singh, was a Subedar in the Indian army.
2.His brother, Mirjab Singh, was a Jemadar in the same service.
3-My father, Goolah Singh, was a Sergeant in the Indian army when he resigned.
4.My nele, Share Singh, was killed in the Delki war, while serving as a gunner, forty years ago.
5-My eldest brother, Rai Singh, has served 18 years in the 21st Punjab Infantry and 10 years in the Burmah Military Police, in which he holds the rank of Subedny,
6-My late brother, Share Singh, served in the 21st Punjab Infantry.
7.--My late brother, Nabal Singh, was killed in Afghanistan nineteen years ago while serving in the 27th Punjab Infantry.
8. My brother, Khooshal Singh, served eight years in the 27th Panjaub Infantry, and subsequently served ten years in the Hongkong Police Fores, from which he retired on a pension in 1988.
9-A brother, Chuggut Singh, died in Hougkong in 1893, while still in the Police Force, after ten years' service. 10-A cousin, Meayn Singh, sorved in the 5th Puajaub Infantry, and was killed in Afghanistan 19 years ago whilst serving with the Regiment.
11-A cousin, Maya Singh, served for 5 years in the 27th Punjaub Infantry and for 10 years in the Hongkong Police Force, from which he retired on a pension in 1889.
12.-A cousin, Sunder Singh, served 10 years in the Hongkong Police Force, and retired on a pension in 1889. 13.-A cousin, Essur Singh, served 18 years in the Hongkong Police Force, and retired on a pension in 1897.
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