CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 289

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bribe to the he was not the man

groe Indian Comptables. This is not inconsistent with his statement that he did give money to the sergeant major. I do not find in the evidence in Stanton's case that he stated

members any that he never paid bubes to

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EARL'S COURT, 19 10 13

LONDON,

August 15th, 1898.

Her Majesty's Under-Secretary of State

For Colonial Affairs,

S.W.

When I lately called upon you in connection with the case of Utter Singh, late Indian Sergeant -Major, or Jemadar, of the Hong Kong Police, you kindly suggested that I might best put what I had to say in the form of a letter to you.

2. I understand that two petitions were presented by Utter Singh, one on the 13th. Sept. 1897, and the other on the 11th. May, 1898, at the Governor's Office at Hong Kong for transmission to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs.

3. It would appear that Utter Singh, after having served in the Hong Kong police for 18 years, was dismissed from the said force in December, 1896.

He is a native of the Punjab,-

a Sikh,- belonging

to a family which has furniched,besides himself, many fighting men (some of them bore, and bear, the rank of native officer)

to the Indian Army, and the Hong Kong Police force (See State- ment E, page 7, of printed papers annexed)

4. I have met him quite accidentally in London, where

he has arrived from China within the last 5 or 6 weeks, having come to prosecute his appeal before Her Majesty's Secretary of

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