received bribes. I dared not ask him about it.
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By Inspector Quincey:-I have often been sent
out to enquire about gambling. It is generally Stanton who
sends out to make enquiries when anonymous letters are re-
ceived about gambling. I used to report to Stanton and not
to you.
Since Stanton has been in charge of the De-
tective Staff, reports were made by the detectives to Tang
Chung. In Police Court cases I reported direct to Stanton. It
was the fact that we used to report to Stanton first & not
to you. I did not report these 2 gambling houses because I
was afraid to report such cases. If I had reported such case
I was afraid of being sent back to regular duty.
Hau Hang,P.C.157,states:-1 returned yester-
day from England. Before I went to England I was on the De-
tective Staff for 4 years. I left for England on the 1st.May.
Before I left for England I knew of a gambling house in Wa
Lane and of another in Cheung Hing Street. They were large
Fantan gambling houses. I know that they were both open off
& on since the Great Plague time. The two houses were en-
abled to keep open so long because they had probably given
bribes. If they had not given bribes it would have been in-
possible for them to have been kept open. I have heard that
the entire Detective Staff both European and Chinese re-
ceived bribes. I know as a matter of fact that all the Chi-
nese