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Q.-How did they speak to you, in English or Chinese ?
A.-There was a man brought them and he interpreted.
Q. Do you know his name?
A. The No. 5 District Inspector brought a man called Leung. I asked him his surname and a man named Wong came with the Inspector of the 10th District.
Q. Do those Inspectors so far as you know speak Chinese ?
A.—I dont know. They brought an interpreter.
Q. Did they appear to understand what was being said in Chinese between yourself and the Interpreter ?
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A. Yes, they knew some, No. 5 Inspector said "Ng Fai is not doing the work. has gone to Macao. The money handed by your son was given to him. That will do." That was said in Chinese by the Inspector. Say it was given to him and not to me."
Q.--What Chinese dialect were you speaking in with the Interpreter ?
A.-In Cantonese.
Q-And they were speaking in Cantonese ?
A. Yes.
Q. Did Mr. Lee speak in Cantor ese at all to you?
A.-Well, these few sentences about Ng Fai, yes.
Q. Do you think that the Inspectors knew enough Chinese to follow what the Interpreter was saying to you and what you were saying to the Interpreter ?
A.-I dont know about them as to that.
Q.-Now, who did you say these two Interpreters were? The man who came with Mr. Lee what was his name?
A. He was not an Interpreter. He said he was a friend that came. His surname was Leung.
Q.-Do you know who the man was? Do you know anything about him?
A.-I do not.
Q.-Would you know the inan again if you saw him?
A.-Well, no. It was late at night.
Q.-Was he a coolie or a more or less educated Chinaman?
A. He was a respectable man with a long coat.
Q.-Now, with regard to the man who came with Inspector (F) Ward, what was his
naine?
A. He had a short jacket, his name was Wong.