Four balls out of every five balls of opium seized, and that they seized the prompter's sampan out of British waters near Lauta and that there were only four balls found in the boat. He stated that he and the others were in civilian clothes but one man was in Hopper uniform which he described as blue jacket with red facings --- having the character Yung, signifying the company. They were only obeying the order of the Mandarin. He said that Mandarin Wong had been staying for the three previous nights at the British Kowloon side, in a shed where they had been taken and that he was in the garden at the time the Police came but made his escape.
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He changed his statement and said that he had got 15 Balls, but that the Mandarin's son was with them and told them to conceal four of the balls from the Mandarin, which they did. He added that the Mandarin had sailed away with 8 Balls that night, and when asked by the Judge why the Mandarin did not come to avow the act, he said now that I am in trouble the Mandarin of course is not going to do anything. I suggested to him to explain about the Mandarin being in the garden at Jain-sha-Tenis, but he then said he was at Kap Shui Mun in his cruiser.