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558.- Had she any signals as to whom she was under, whether the Hoikwán or Salt Commissioner?
A.-No.
559. Did she come in and anchor here?
A.-Never while I was here.
560.--Did you come in?
A. Yes.
561. And anchor where you liked?
A. Yes.
562.--And leave when you liked?
A-No, we did not leave when we liked, because they took good care to drive us out.
563.-Who?
A.-The Police.
564. When you were in the proper anchorage?
A. Yes, there too.
565.-But you have permission to be there?
A.--Well, they drive us out.
Hon. P. RYRIE.-Perhaps you were anchored in the Man-of-War anchorage.
566. Did you not come in and follow the junks out?
A.--No; we used to come in for stores and things of that kind, but never for information.
567.-Do you suppose the Lingching was not the Salt Commissioner's?
A.--I don't know.
568. Did you ever see any fight between the Pingchauhoi and any junks outside?
A. No.
569.-You were going to tell us something about junks even at the present day? A. That is, taking salt from Hongkong. They generally come here and get 50 or 60 piculs of salt, and then go over to Yaumáti and take in 150 piculs or more, and then send out to some of the Cruisers and tell them they are going to fight their way through.
570.---Did you ever see any of these fights?
A.-No; I have been lying in Kapshuimún when one of my own Chinese has got the chit, and has sent to me to assist him in case there should be anything of the kind, but they did not come; they went another way.
571.-Do you know the Lits' ap, Tsinghoi, Fits'ap, or Ts'apsai?
A.-No.
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