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"be made. As he had dealings with Lui Chi, he knew it.

"When I saw Lui Chi, I asked if he would let me have a

"share of his business, but he wont consent. Thereupon I

"went to consult Au Sui Shang, and asked him if he

"cared to send in a tender for the contract; if he did,

"I would go in shares with him. Au Sul Shang agreed,

"and we obtained the contract. Since then I have been

"working with him in the business of Man Hing, as

"partners. In 1903, Sham Iu approached me and Au Sui

"Shang, and warhed us that Lui Chi would send in his

"tender again, and that if $200 or $300 were paid to "Lui Chi, he would induce him to retire from the field

"altogether.

*Accordingly Au Sui Shang paid Sham Iu $200 (about) to

"be handed to Lui Chi. In 1904 the same amount was paid

"to Lui Chi, in the same manner, upon Sham Tu's advice, "Man Hing's business makes $600 to $700 a year. When I

"first joined the Sanitary Department, Tham Iu was the "limewashing and labour contractor for the Sanitary "Board. As I was getting on with Sham Iu, I suspected "that he was not strictly honest in many things, "because the then scavenging and conservancy contractors "had reported to me that with the exception of Sham Iu, "very few men could do the work to the satisfaction of "the Insectors. Since I suspected him, I kept an eye on "his work, and he then began to give me treats, so as *to make my friendship unconsciously. I was lead in, "and became intimated with him. That was why he "suggested that I should go in for a share in the "contract for sundry stores. Since I have been on "friendly terms with Sham Iu, I did several times pump. "him as regards his dealings with the Inspectors. I "said you must have paid money to Inspector Reidie, or "you would not get on so well with win. At first he

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