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if possible, but in view of the fact mentioned above he cannot accept your

statement as accurate.

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You are perhaps not aware that the Chinese themselves, with the warm support of the Government, maintain by subscription a force of 100 District Watchmen under the control of the Secretary for Chinese affairs. These watchmen rank as police, but are appointed and managed through a Chinese Committee and deal only with

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crime not merely statutory, or municipal offences. They are perhaps for this reason more in the confidence of the people than are the regular police and one of their principal du duties is the detection of cases of kidnapping

and of offences against women and girls,

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etc.

(Signed) G. GRINDLE

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