in 1886, but it is equally true that he then went over to Tham Shu To then in Chinese territory on the borders

of

British Kowloon, and

engaged

in gambling

there, and I attach a

declaration by

Or Li Lum Bing who was

formerly

Enclosure N° 9. Declaration by Lum on 17th March 1899.

declaration

196

having been banished in 1894.

I would point out that there is nothing improbable in Lottery in Hong Kong being managed from places in the neighbouring Chinese Territory, for Wai Song Lotteries in the Colony are invariably conducted from Macao, as has been proved in the two prosecutions that were successfully instituted last year.

Lam Sing's declaration implicates Stanton and an Aminary in charge of receiving money from the Licensed Pawnshops in ...

As soon as I heard of this from Lum Song, I made inquiries in the Police Force to the effect, inter alia, that Chan Kwan managed a lottery in Hongkong for ... years after his banishment, and that after that Chan Kwan's heirs kept a lottery in Hongkong in which Chan Kwan had an interest. The Chan Mun and Chan Cheung mentioned by Lum Bing are the same persons mentioned in Au Hsing's declaration.

Chan ...

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