PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:-
C.O. 537
36
1094.
Witness interpolates:- That ought to be Bonham Strand West.
Statement continueds-
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"I paid Inspector Lamble about $20. I can find out the
"number of these houses.
"On the second moon of the year before last, my olanaman
*Chak Yiu Kai got me work to do in the Choi Fa brothel,
in Possession Street, in making glased area to the
"shop fronts, cement skirtings, chimneys, and hoods in
"kitchen.
Witness interpolates:- Widening up the shop fronts.
The Chairman:-
Mr Shelton Hooper:-
I suppose he means increasing the window area.
It is quite right, glased area is the correct term.
Statement continuedi
"He took me to see the agent for the owner, named Shan
"Lum, and got the work. I did the work for a few hundred
*dollars. Of this amount, about $50 was paid by the
"brothel keeper for altering cubiclen.
Fitness interpolates:- For blocking up holes in the wall.
Statement continued?«
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"And the balance paid by the owners. I know that after
"the work was done, the owner gave a dinner to the
*Inspeptor in the hall of the brothel, at which were
*present Mak Iu Kai, his Chinese teacher, the ower,
*Inspector Lamble, and some others.
"In the 4th moon, same year, I paid $5 to Inspector
"Lamble for passing a skylight in the brothel Man Shing,
"Lower Lascar Row.
"About the same time, I limewashed 36 houses at the
*West and Third Street. I did the work twiɑs, and yet
"Senior Inspector Conolly said that the work was not
"properly done. I had to pay $20 before I could get the
"Limewashing passed.
itness interpolatest-
That was not the same year. It was in the year
earlier - about the limewashing.
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