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I left her in her room at 6 o'clock and went to the Hos-
pital. The woman made no complaint to me. I asked her no-
thing except apout the key. Mr. Cumming was a little arunk.
I smelled his breath. It is not Cumming's business to come
into the Female Vara. The woman has no means of communica-
tion with Cumming. I have never seen them together on the
verandah. I have never seen the woman ogling Caming. I
have never seen Cumming and Li3z-mui together at any time.
She has never made any indecent advances to me, nor to any
one else that I know of. The Anal told me about the alleged
assault.
Yau Kiu states: - I am Anah in the Female Lunatic
Waru. I have been the Anah over two years. I came before
Li Sz mui. I remember the day before last. About 6 p.m. I ♥
came down from the old Lunatic Asylum. I was not sent for.
I came myself. When I arrived I saw the girl: the Ward-
master Wong Hing was not in. Mr. Cumming was upstairs.
When I came the door was locked: the key ought to have
been in the uoor. I spoke to the girl through the window
and asked where is the key, it is always there, but I dont
see it there now. She said "the chief waruer has taken it
ki
away. I then went upstairs to see the Chief Warder Cum-
ming. I asked him for the key. He said I took the key: the
giri was hanging on the window." He handed me the key: he
gladly handed it me: he took it out of his pocket. I think
it was the trouser pucket. He was a little intoxicated and
his berath smelled of wine. I opened the wardroom door and
went in. The girl was standing in the wardroom opposite the
window at which I had spoken to her.. She said: "I was walk
ing