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In January 1897 it was generally known among
the Police that there was a gambling house in Wa Lane, fre-
quented by the class of people that frequent the Chinese
brothels in the neighbourhood, that is to say shopkeepers and prostitutes. I never mentioned the subject to any of the
European Police. I heard of the existence of the house from
the Chinese Detective Constable who told me that it was the
gambling house people who were giving the dinner. After that
I frequently heard mention of the gambling house in Wa Lane
from Chinese outside the Police,I heard mention of it from
Leung Iu, an informer to the Opium Farm, also from a shop-
keeper who keeps a Chinese shoe shop about 3 or 4 doors
east of the corner of Morrison Street in Queen's Road. I
know one of the masters of the shop, and he has mentionea
the house in conversation and asked me if I was getting mo-
ney from them. I have heard the house mentioned by so many
Chinese inhabitants that it was evident to me that the Chi-
nese population knew generally of the existence of the house.
I do not know what European Police received
bribes from the gambling house. Such a matter is kept very
quiet among members of the Force.
I heard the house mentioned so often by Chi-
nese in conversation with them that I concluded any of the
spoke(to)
other Police who spoke to) Chinese at all,must know as much
about the house as I did. I concluded that the Inspector in
charge