Statement of Itter Singh late Sergeant-Major, Hong-Kong Police
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On 3d: December 1896
at 12 15, Mackie called me saying Captain
May called me . and I went with him to office Rocha was stand-
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ing by Captain May. Captain May said to me "there is a case
lie went on asking Rocha : no more
He said "Ganda
of lending money against you
from me He said to Rocha "who gave you money?
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Singh .Captain May said "you told me just now that Utter Singh gave the money "how do you tell a story? "ile then remained
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silent The Captain sahib said "tell the truth, did Utter Singh give the money " le said at last "yes, he gave it " "Where?" "Beside the office Then the Captain said "You are tel ling
a story again: You said the money was given in the little room off the charge-room now you say, behing the office : did you give the money behind the office or in the "kotri”? He said in a low tone as if he feared (aste se) "in the "kotri” " The Cap tain said "how much?" "50 dollars. The Captain said "What
is your excuse? I said the money is not mine. I do'nt know whether this thing has been got up to entrap medanda Singh gave him the money before me : so much I know" "Who is Ganda Singh?”
I said an excise officer ** "Where will he bey" I said "perhaps
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in Jaumati or long-ham : so much was done in my presence : Governement considers it a fault pardon me
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not pardon me : he suspended me. and sent for Ganda Singh I went home he again called me at 7 p.m. and Ganda Singh had been summoned Ganda Singh said he had given the money to Rocha **wher?" ile answered"behing the office" --"How much?” ile said
"50 dollars → He had taken the money back from Ganda Singh
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6 months ago". Rocha had said in his original statement that he had returned the money at Chamcha chou Signal Station) e asked
Rocha where the stamp-paper bond was Rocha said in his house
Captain May saiq“fethch it” He said he would I do'nt know
whether he did He asked Ganda Singh whe nce he had brought the
money Ganda Singh said he had got the money back 3 months ago -in
Ganda Singh said in a small
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rong rong In which gully?"
gully where Rocha's house is The Captain said “ was there any one alsa there? Ganda Singh said there was Rocha and two other men
The statement of Tse Leung was 10 months after on
50th: October 1897 : no it was ist: October
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I was kept under suspension till 10th: December
and at 2 o'clock Captain May called me and said the Governor
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