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26th June 1906

3.45 p.m.

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Ho Taoi, master of Ping Chan stated :-

I made Lo Man Kai acquaintance when he was Interpreter at Sai Ying Pun Police Station. Nominally, I am the God-father to Lo's daughter, But no presents had been made to make ne to be the God-father. I have known him nearly 10 years. He came to see me in my shop 3 or 4 times a month and I met him 5 or 6 times a month at dinners. I dismissed 5 employees on account of the dullness of business at the end of the last moon. On our first acquaintance, I borrowed from his money for my business. and we have since been borrowing and lend- -ing from and to each other. In Kwong Tai Loong he and I are partners. Lo Man Kai put in $100.00 in the name of Lo Kien On. This business makes about $500.00 a year. Lo Han Kai asked me to put in some money in the Kowloon Conservancy contract. The Capital was $15000.00 of which Shan Iu under- -took to subscribe $8000.00 and Lo Man Kai $7000.00. I actu- -ally put in $500.00, my brother $1000.00, Au Young Sui Sang $1000.00, Tang Yung Chi of Siu Cheong fat boiling shor in Yu Yam Lane $500.00, Chung Tax Tin of the same shop $500.00, Ho King Fai of the Shing Cheong, Pork stall Sai Ying Pur market $500.00, Tody Siu Kwong of the Hing Nam, Tea shop Queens Road West $500.00, Ho Chouk Shun of the Kwan On, Sea- -delicacies shop near the Western market 8500.00, Li Chung Kes of the Tin Tsun, Soy factory Queens Road Central $500.00, Mak Chung Shang of the Ying Wai Restaurant, West Street $500. and Lo Man Kai himself $500.00 ( 411 these støps have more- or loss to do with the Sanitary Beard. IzOPs) The Contract.. was started at the end of last Chinese year. I and Au Young Sui Sang stood as sureties. About 8 months later, we gave up

the business and handed it all to Sham Iu. ( and we lont $2000.00. (E. A. H.)

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