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REG 23 JUN 15

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG, 11th. May, 1915.

I have the honour to report that under the powers conferred on me by the Order-in-Council of the 26th.October,

1896, I have ordered an Indian named Mohamed Sherif to quit the

Colony and that he left Hongkong for Calcutta on board the S. S.

"Santhia" on the 29th. April, 1915.

2.

Mohamed Sherif was employed in the Indian

Guard at Victoria Gaol from the 18th. May, 1911, to the 4th.

September, 1912, when he resigned. His character was not good. He

is the son of Golam Mustafa, a warder in the Victoria Gaol, and it

was at his father's request that enquiries into his character were

instituted. It was found that he had been sent back to India by his

father after he left the Gaol Service and that he had been given

employment there but had failed to keep it and he returned to Hong-

-kong about 16 months ago. He again obtained employment which he

left, and has for some time been doing nothing. It is known that

he lives with Sikh watchmen and other Indians of that class among

which seditious publications are believed to be circulated and al-

-together his presence in the Colony is undesirable.

3.

been duly informed.

The Authorities at Singapore and in India have

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Governor,&c..

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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