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say whether any of the complaints were made by the accused which appears in Lai Shu's record. While deceased was under me he gave me satisfaction. He was a good police officer. By the Court. A sergeant has no right in a brothel. There has been no complaint made at the station about the brothel. He might go there if called by his duty. If a policeman goes to a brothel for improper purposes he ought not to go in his uniform. He was on duty at the time he went to that brothel. There are a great many brothels in Temple Street, nearly every house is one. The whole part of the house (brothel) in question is open to the street like a shop. The ground floor is used as a sitting room and there is a cigarette stall in the corner. Temple Street is very crowded at nighttime. The matter happened about 7 p.m.
By Mr Slade. I have seen the prisoner wear the shoes produced but they were not the pair he wore that night.
Lo Tsat declared:- I am mistress of the house 60 Temple Street Yaumati. It was a brothel. On the evening of 3rd August last about 7 p.m. a girl named Chan Tai was there. As I went downstairs I met a Police Sergeant coming in (the accused). He was in uniform. The prisoner and the girl Chun Tai went into the kitchen and spoke a few words. A crowd collected outside. Accused picked up a piece of firewood and meant to throw it at the people but the girl took it away. Accused went out and pushed aside the crowd gently. Then the accused
deceased left. As he was going out I went upstairs. Crossexamined by Mr Slade:- I did not see the defendant kiek anybody. Chan Tai does not live in my house. She came as a visitor to see one of my fokis. When the Sergeant came in I did not see a hawker. I heard someone laughing in the kitchen so I came down to see. Accused was in the house before I came down. If the Sergeant had kicked anyone I should have