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If the Petitioner knew of the house, as I be-
lieve he did, and did not report it the punishment that has been meted out to him is in my opinion too small for the
offence.
Paragraph 14. It is easy to understand now
why the Petitioner was so anxious to be furnished with co- pies of the statement Yeung Fat and Tang Chung made in the Gaol and for which he applied to you.
If you will refer to that of Yeung Fat you
will observe that he stated as follows on the 14th. July,his statement being committed to writing by Mr. Dennys:-
*I believe that Cheung Hoi who returned from banishment in the 3rd.moon used to pay bribes for gambling
to Stanton, Quincey & Baker
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his nickname is Kwai Tau Hoi.
I heard that he had a share in No. 2 Wa Lane,
I heard that 3 or 4 months ago. Several years ago I heard that Lam Chi had a share in the Cheung Hing & Wa Lane gan-
bling houses. Kwai Tau Hoi's share in the Wa Lane house he
only got in the 2nd.or 3rd.moon of this year,he was away
for 5 years under his banishment. I heard that he was the
master of the Cheung Shau Cotton Shop. Kwai Tau Hoi was
constantly up at the new quarters at the Central Station
sitting with Stanton. “
In his statement declared before the Vice-
Consul