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Five Books 1890-1891, (6th Moon Kang Yan year to end of 5th moon of
following year) :—
(1) & (2) Correspondence with Registrar General's Office.
(3) Correspondence with outports.
(4) Record of cases sent to the Society by the Registrar General's
Office.
(5) Record of cases sent from outports and elsewhere.
Seven Books 1891-1892, (from 6th Moon of San Mau year to end of 5th moon
of following year) :-
(1) & (2) Correspondence with the Registrar General's Office.
(3) (4) & (5) Record of cases sent to the Society by the Registrar
General's Department.
(6) & (7) Record of cases sent from outports and elsewhere.
We examined the above books and found them neatly and methodically kept and they appeared to be genuine books and records of the Society. Not having received. any communication or suggestion from any member of the General Committee up to date, we concluded our enquiry and beg now to send in our report.
25th January, 1893.
Appendix 44.
HO KAI.
F. H. MAY.
Extract from The "Daily Press" of 1st August, 1892.
WONG LING was charged with bringing a man named CHUNG MUN into the Colony against his will. The charge was brought at the instance of the Pó Léung Kuk.
The complainant, recalled, said he did not want to go ou board the steamer which brought him to Hongkong. The defendant asked him to go on board to have a look at it and as soon as he got on board the ship started. No force was used to get him on board.
LI YIK CHI, cigar dealer, one of the committee of the Pó Léung Kuk, said-I went to the Tung Wa Hospital on Sunday, 24th, and saw one of the clerks of the Pó Léung Kuk, who told me that Moк CHI had arrested four "vagrants." Some other members of the committee who were present said, "Send for them and let us question them." Two of the vagrants, those who were let go, said they did not wish to stay in Hongkong. The complainant and defendant were the other two. The complainant accused the defendant of kidnapping him. They made a noise. The committee told them to be quiet and that they would be sent down to the Registrar-General to be questioned, after which they would be sent before the Magistrate, who would decide the case. Next day they were sent to the Registrar-General. MoK CHI is one of our detectives. He has orders to go on board ships as they arrive and to arrest people whom he suspects of kidnapping. He is not a constable.
MOK CHI-I was formerly a district watchman. I am not sworn in as a constable.
The windows had venetians
Inspector STANTON-I went to the Pó Leung Kuk about 8 p.m. on Monday, 25th, under the orders of the Capt. Superintendent of Police. I was shown the room where the prisoner was detained. It was No. 7 cell in the Lunatic Ward. The walls were padded below. The room is about 9 feet by 6 and about 14 feet high. It has two small barred windows high up in the wall. which were closed. At the entrance were upright bars with a strong door outside. I was told that whilo the prisoner was in the room the bars were locked and the outer door double bolted. I was shown the room in which the complainant was confined. It was an ordinary sick ward. There were no patients in it. There is a kind of a gate to it to keep anybody from leaving it.