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541.-It is not stated why you gave up this profitable business. Why did you leave? A.-It was through small-pox. They made me pay all the expenses.
542.-Do you think these men on smuggling boats sometimes turn their hands to piracy?
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A.-I have heard so; I don't know it. I have heard from my own crew that they do so sometimes. They chase one another, go on board cargo boats, take all their cargo, and, if the people resist, murder them.
543. Have you ever heard of their collecting revenue?
A.--No.
544. Have you heard of a launch called the Lingching?
A.-I have heard of her.
545.-Whom does she belong to?
A.-I don't know.
546.-Have you ever heard of her collecting revenue?
A.-No.
547. Have you heard of her cruising?
A. Not in my time.
548. What do you know about her?
A.-I don't know anything about her.
549.-What was she doing when you knew her?
A. She was lying at different Stations.
550.-What doing?
A.--She was cruising.
551.-Cruising for whom?
A.-For the Commissioner of Customs.
552.-I thought you did not know what she was.
A. She was a Cruiser; that is all I know.
553.--Was she commanded by a European?
A. She was at that time.
554.-When was that?
A. Just shortly before I left the Kwashán, at the end of 1880.
555.-Who was in command?
A. A European. He is over at Macao at present.
556. What was his name?
A.
-I don't know. There were three or four men who left the Victor Emanuel, who took over charge of launches.
557.-Did she fly the same flag as you?
A. Yes.