( 68 )
The CHAIRMAN.-There is one more question the members wish to ask you. It is this. It has been stated that some of the runners of the Pó Leung Kuk are disreput- able and squeeze. That has been suggested by a member of the Police. You have already stated in a letter, General GORDON, that you don't know who made that state-
ment.
A.
I have no knowledge.
Q. Do you know of your own knowledge of any squeezing?
A.Not of my own knowledge, but I have heard of it.
Q.Have the rumours been confined to the Pó Léung Kuk detectives ?
A.-Oh no, my own detectives just the same.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD-You have heard reports from the members of the Police Force ?
A. Yes.
Q.--Nothing definite ?
A.--When a case is found against any Police constable of doing that he is brought before a Magistrate to be dealt with. I have had several cases of men taking bribes and squeezing, but on conviction by the Magistrate he is dismissed from the Force.
Honourable C. P. CHATER.-Can a subordinate communicate with the Governor without your permission or knowledge ?
A.--No he has no right to do it until it Q. Could he interview the Governor ?
goes
before me.
A. If the Governor sent for him. Every subordinate ought to ask my permission for an interview with the Governor-I should then forward the application.
Q.-You don't know of such a communication having been made from a subor- dinate to the Governor, with regard to the matter of the Pó Léung Kuk detectives?
A.-No, no subordinate of mine has asked for an interview with the Governor since I have been Superintendent. The Governor can send for anyone of course.
Q-The reason I ask is, that the Governor himself stated in Council that he had received information from a Police officer....
The CHAIRMAN.A member of the Police force.
Honourable C. P. CHATER (continuing).—that the detectives of the Pó Léung Kuk are disreputable and squeeze, and we want to find out who gave him that information.
WITNESS.-Why don't you ask the Governor?
Honourable C. P. CHATER.We have, and we cannot get it. We thought perhaps you might know.
The CHAIRMAN. Is it possible that any member of the Police force may have information on that subject?
A.--Yes certainly, Inspector STANTON for instance.
Honourable C. P. CHATER.--How long have you been back?
A.--Three monthis or three and a half months.
Honourable Ho KAI-You have been Superintendent of the Police two years?
A.--Yes.
Q.-How many years have you been in Hongkong?
A-Seven years.
The Committee then adjourned until Thursday, July 21st 1892.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.