CO129-444 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1917 [10-12] — Page 333

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REG 9 FEB 181

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 20th. December, 1917.

With reference to Mr. Severn's Despatch

No. 360 of the 14th. November, 1917, I have the honour to inform you that the case of fraud referred to on page 3 of the report of the Board has been investigated jabe with the

result that it has been found that three Indian Warders in the

Victoria Gaol were undoubtedly implicated in defrauding the

Government.

2.

It transpired that Assistant Worder Bishen Singh borrowed $160 from Warder Hardan Singh in May,

1917, and 8180 from Assistant Warder Basakha Singh in

February, 1917. These three men then combined to obtain a lom

from the Goverment. Before the Board it was stated that the

money had been lent to Bishen Singh by one Isar Singh a watch-

said -man who was to be too ill to attend and who was represented

by Mr. Gardiner, a Solicitor. The Board recommended that a sum

of 8320 should be repaid and this sum was handed by Mr. Gardi-

-ner to Basakha Singh who had represented himself to Mr.———

Gardiner as Isar Singh.

Authority for Mr. Gardiner to represent

lear Singh was signed apparently by Basakha Singh in the name of Isar Singh and a receipt was given to Mr. Gardiner

similarly signed.

The

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

WALTER LONG, M.P.,

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