CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6] — Page 492

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Jonclosure 3.

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Hongkong 23rd. May, 1917.

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Ho mad Jiety of atmoXM I Dexan I .gafntum yabanui sonte

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fabah to toatte and malnu meʻld man af Dua yabeaut ork

sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of

your letter No. 2496/1914 of the Plst. instant, and in reply,

beg most humbly to say that I candidly plead guilty to the

three charges enumerated therein.

As to the grounds upon which I beg to reply to

exoulpate myself, I have the honour moet regnect

ly to Bay

respectfully

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autroraim at Baf af døft af of emaÓN R BOUDIO PEs að đi hashak

foum at offer ,dosteroll hallao zegnoqa nevqurb a dále svlľ od

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as follows:-

Owing to certain unhaṛpy differences existing

between my wife and myself some two years ago, a legal

separation deed between us was executed in a lawyer's office

and since that date, my wife has had the cuet cry and control

of all my children and I had to maintain them whilst in my

wife's company.

Not being in a position to live happily with

my wife, I had to live with some friends and the absence of my

wife and children from the house proved very considerably in my

mind and I regret to admit that pooasionally I was in the habit of indulging too much in the drink habit; the occasion

mentioned in your letter under reply, was the result of my

unhappy thoughts.

I am not happy to inform you that sings the receipt of your letter, my wife and children have returned to the house, and I earnestly pray and hope that the future will

see me a different man from the past.

May I venture to ask that His Excellenoy the

Governor will be so good as to pardon me for my grose neglect

of duty.

In support of my petition for leniency, I beg to emphasize the fact that sinoe I joined the service 20 years ago, I have never had any long leave with the exception of a leave of three months granted about 20 years ago, two months and three