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maid that he had a quarrel with har one night and she
left him. I asked what relation was she to you."
answered, "I have been staying with her for six years, and
#during that time I had no intercourse with her bedause
*I wanted to prove to my mother that she was still a
"wisgin." I replied that it was rather doubtful.
said that it was true.
While we were in the room at the Nathan Hotel (p.110),
after we had been there about 15 minutes, Cheng said,
*Fung is a rotters it would be better if he was out of the
"way: what if I were to ask you to do it would $10,000
*be
sufficient?" I did mot knew exactly what he memt
"I asked him "Do what?"
Cheng replied, "to shoot Fung.*
I then said where was I to
the gun from. Cheng replied
guns."
"If we were in Shanghai I could get any amount of gun @ • '
I replied that I would not do it. After a while I
suggested poisoning Fung. I spoke in Chinese. I said,
* Pat u tuk as kui chang ho" (Interpreter: 1t is better
to kill him by poison) Accused smid, "Ho, I prefer the
gun!
After a while he asked me to name a poison. I said
it was potnanium ayani d I studied chemistry at school.
During this conversation Chang was lying on the right
hand side of the bed furthest from the door, Kimmern was
lying on the other side of the bed, and I was sitting on
a stool. Sousa came in once or twice but stayed only a
few minutes, While he was there there was no motion of
killing Fung. I do not know whe was in the next room tays
to
4am.
About 4 səm, we came out of the room, on
maggestion, and went out for congee, four of us, - 2âmmern,
Cheng, Tau Pai Ming à 1.
eme out of the reom
Bimmern wout into the next TOOM. I saw Tau Pei Shing
there with two girls. SOURS TOMBined behind. He was
told to stay to watch out for Tung in case he came out
from his room. Ge four wont to get conges. The two
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