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proving that I was an accessory to receiving money from the
the gambling house
or that such money was received by my knowledge
and consent: on the
contrary the two actors in the transaction, one
of them being the witness on whom the Government relies expressly declare
that the monies were paid
without my knowledge consent and against my expressed wish.
10.
I have the honour to enclose Declarations of Maria Antonia da Silva and Cheang Yuet Po in support of my statements.
I have etc. (Sd.) Tho. Hove.
The Honourable W. M. H. Lockhart,
Jr. Colonial Secretary
Rec
SUB-ENCLOSURE (A) OF ENCLOSURE 5.
IR 15 SEP 7,
COPY.
570
I, Maria Antonia da Silva of Victoria in the
Colony of Hong Kong, do solemnly and sincerely declare
1. That I am a single woman. I have been living
with Thomas Hore, Inspector of Nuisances for the last 5 years
2. One day more than a year ago I was in my bedroom
in Mr. Thomas Hore's house; the interpreter Cheang Yuet
Po and Mr. Thomas Hore were in the sitting room talking, I
heard Mr. Hore say "I can't receive it, because I am in the
Government service", I then came out into the sitting room
and asked the interpreter in Chinese what he was talking
about with Mr. Hore (Mr. Hore was present but he does not
understand any Chinese). The interpreter told me that the
master of a gambling house wanted to ask Mr. Hore whether
he would receive any money. I said no he must not receive
anything.
3. The interpreter came again a few days afterwards
to Mr. Hore and again repeated the offer and I heard
him refuse again,
4. Two or three weeks afterwards the interpreter
came to me alone and asked me if I would receive any
money for my own use. He offered $1.50 per day. I consented
and I told him not to let Inspector Hore know about it,
otherwise I should get into trouble with him. From that time
I received $1.50 per day, of which I paid the Interpreter