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the witnesses the consequences will be very unpleasant. I only sent for you because we were satisfied there was A
prima facie case madĄ out against you.
I cannot speak sufficient Chinese. Even if I did want to I
could not do it myself.
helton Hooger:- You never had anyone to accompany you ?
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I have always my' Interpreter.
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Can Chan Pui or Chan Chun speak English ?...
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I have never spoken to him. I have always spoken through my
Interpreter.
- Why did you tell the Commission that you don't know suffici=4135
-ent Chinese to be able to talk to these two men when you
don't know then at all, Can you tell on the Street when you
see me that I can speak English or that I can't speak
English ? Unless you have spoken to the men you could not
tell :?
Of course not. I don't quite gramp your point.
What I mean is this; You say you don't know Chinese suffici-4136
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Not on a deep subject. I can speak a little Chinese.
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Chinese to talk to these men if you don't know them at all ?
I have said I don't know sufficient Chinese to speak to them
Even if I wanted to induce them to leave the Colony I would
have to do it through my Interpreter.
You know one or two sentences ↑
I am learning Chinese. I can speak dosens of sentences but
to speak on a subject such as inducing a man to leave the
Colony I could not. I could not explain properly to him. I
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