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gave is fairly correct, except for some of the dates and
part of the conversation. What he said about the money I re-
ceived is correct. I cannot recollect the conversation re-
garding the letter that Cheng On spoke of in his evidence.
When the gambling house in Kwai Wa Lane
closed I was informed by P. C. Yeung Fat that one of the mas-
ters had gone to Hunghom. I afterwards found by enquiries
that there was a house opened at Hunghom. That was in Februa-
ry 1897. In January 1897 I received an invitation to a Chi-
nese ainner in a restaurant at the corner of Ng Kwai Fong.
The invitation was given me by Chinese Detective Fong Sing.
I asked him who was giving the dinner. He said the big Kai
Fong. I did not go. He told me that most of the Inspectors
and Sergeants were going. I was told afterwards about a
fortnight afterwards that the dinner was given by the gam-
bling house keepers in Wa Lane and Cheung Hing Street. It
was one of the Chinese Detectives that told me. It was either
P. C. 202 or P. C. Yeung Fat. I am not sure which, I was on pa-
trol on the night of the dinner. I saw some Chinese detec-
tives leaving the restaurant at the time. When I got back to
my quarters after patrol at about 11.45 p.m. I saw Inspec→
tor Stanton, Inspector Kemp, Sergeant Holt, and two or three
other European Police coming along Hollywood Road. I con-
cluded they were returning from the dinner.
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