CO129-501-3 Chinese situation- Protection of British subjects of Chinese race 23-10-1926 - 21-12-1927 — Page 196

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Enclosure No. ō in Swɛtow No. 92 of October 23, 1926.

The Commissioner for Foreign Affairs to Mr. Consul Kirke.

August 23, 1926.

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sir,

Robbery from Teo Yeo Swee's House.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter

(of the 10th. instanti relative to the robbery from Teo Yee

Swee's house and the removal of Teo and his servants by the

police to the police station for examination.

In compliance with my orders that the Chief of Police

should supply me with a statement of the true facts of the oase,

he now reporte as follows :

then

"The robbery took place in the midile of the night.

the police heard of it, they proceeded (to the house) but could

not distinguish one person from another. Observing a large

number of Teo Yee Swee's servants, the police thought this

circumstances suspicious. Moreover, none of them stated

distinctly that he was in the service of Teo Tee Swee, and they

were therefore taken to the police station for removal to the

Head Office.

Further, as it was then only just dawn, the police

had to wait till daylight and the evidence then taken was duly re-

ported.

The

"When the deteatives examined the house, they found that the

robbers had smashed the bolt of the gate, rushed up the stone

steps and burst open the door. The owner of the honse was

asked what articles had been lost, but he could not say.

police, thinking that the robbere might have left behind

dangerous weapons, made search, but did not break open any

trunks containing clothes &c. Oortain firearms and ammunition

were produced, however, and if Teo has received a licence to

possess arms for self-defence they will, of course, be returned

to him.

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