CO129-393 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [11] — Page 158

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I again came back to ongkong and found out the cause and then Is

again applied to Government who gave me a froe passage to London on the P. & C. 3. 3. "Syria” I loft than with her and my children

relations in wugkung, with the intention of obtaining a situation

in îngland, but on the night of the Mat. August in the Indian

Ocean I mot with a serious accident to my leg and kaoo cap, which

Caused me a great deal of suffering, expence in Inglund an I am mat at present not fit to take any situation due to it and therefore trusting. I would be able to send some support I found that I could not manage it, but I have lately send her what i can зpare and

will do so, but I cannot afford to sond her my pension at the

procent tima. I have applied to bue Government to sond her and my

children home, but,up to tho presunt date I received no ruply only.

from her in on Aong telling we, that suc refuses to join we in

England on the conditions of those base Photos and Letters I

personally gave her and she conibated with me after I gave her them now she is making use of them. I think tast the Government vill

require en explanation of me. She refused to go to Jingapore now

ake refusou to EP to mingland and demands half pension from a lialp-

-ieze man whom she Larried 23 years app. You can make any enquiri-

-es about me 1 am living & respectable life and in lodging since I

arrived. I hold a letter from a „ias Adith Fowler a slined confos-

-sion that ang wronged me and blackmailed me. I will send it if it

will be retur.ed. I have only one wife and that is ene in Longkong,

I trust buat if eho comes up and makes any col -plaint you will just read this out to her, if she wanted to harm me why did she not do so in Hongkong while I was in the Colony.

I promise you that I will forward to her what

support I can spare while alive.

Trusting you will assist me in this if any

further complaint.

I have etc....

(Sd.) John Thomas Cotton.