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Enclosure 6.
II.
LiqsoH Lici0 Jeanzovol
„Zrtolo Mk. yotel den ylitres of vi vini
asiyal, pijanci ade 3 bodd habe ose eoi?10 e'i vam0-
.yuh sin ot od olewm ai ené milonoods mort wira') lua
Sir,
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REC Attomey-General's office,
Hongkong, 4th. March, 1909.
In compliance with your No. 6295/08 of the
1st. instant, I respectfully beg to submit the following for your consideration.
1.
As to the lst. charge I respectfully beg to
state that I do not admit the allegations contained in either
the statements of Mr. Ho Ying Kwan or that of P. C. Taylor No.
84 in so far as relates to my insobriety; but I do admit the
truth of such portion of the statement of Mr. Ho Ying Kwan as
concerns the arrest and conviction of a certain boatman.
2.
In explanation I beg leave to state that about four years ago I adopted one of the sons of this boatman who was concerned in an assault case arising out of a fruitless opium search. This man apparen ly was not satisfied with the treatment he had received from the excise officers and the fine
appeared to him to be a heavy one (i.e. 10) and he asked me what course he should pursue to have redress from the excisemen. I then told him that he could apply for a re-hearing if he had
the means.
3.
It is not true that I said I would appeal
against the decision of the Magistrate.
I beg to say that it was only natural that I should, as foster-father to this man's son, stand by him and give such fair advice as the occasion demands and as did not
conflict with my duties as a Government servant. Mr. Ho Ying Kwan was at one time in the employ of the Harbour Office and the only reason I can assign for his statement is that while being so employed there he may have had some trouble with this
boatman who is probably known to him as being related to me by
the adoption of his son, and hence this set off.
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