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Clio A
493
The Chairman:-
ir Fung a chun:-
So the only original part of the entry which res. Ans is the word "paid" and the final character "money $101",
Yes.
And the rest of the entry has been struck out, written in again on a piece of paper.
and
The Chairman: -
Is it out out, or is the whole thing there ?
Pung Wa Chun:-
The Chain:-
Cut. You can see light at the hole.
A piece of paper containing four characters has been
cut out and a new piede put in ?
Mr Shelton qooper:- Supposing a Chinaman is altering his accounts,
does he do it. ↑
Vr Lau chu Pak:-
Ar Fung Wa Chun:-
The Chairman; -
Ar Fung Wa Chun:-
The Chairman:-
how
Simply by putting a stroke through his character, or a
oirole.
Simply by putting a dot on such character, and putting
a smaller charmeter on the side.
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That is the usual custom?
Yes.
It would not be the usual custom of Chinese to out out
an entry like that, anymore than a European would out
a leaf out of his cash book ?
Xr Fung Wa Chun:-
No.
The Chairman:-
Xr Fung a Chun:-
(To the Interpreter) Explain to him that this has not
only been cut ouỡ, but there is a new pinos pastud in,
If he keeps a restaurant, would he use ivory chopsticks
of that kind ?
Yea.
The chalan:- 21050 How many chopsticks would he get for $100 ↑
fr Lau Chu Pak: -
100.
r Fung Ya Chun:-
Where do you buy the ɑhopsticks ?
A.
In Canton.
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0.
In what shop?
A.
I dont remember which shop.
52.2.
You must have pot a receipt,
A
vr Lau hu Pak:-
$3
21050
21057
I dont remember, at this time.
Dont you come and tell us lies. Hotn】 keepers have
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