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The Interpreter:-

The Chairman:-

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He wasnt offended because you asked him to help you 22.32/

in that matter?

No, He said "Well, I will get some plan to get

permission for you".

I dont mean a written plan. It is a method. Didnt you think it was rather peculiar that you as an entire stranger should go and approach the Inspector, or did you think from what you had heard

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of Mr Lambļ❤, that it was quite safe for you to do so?

I took the Sanitary Foard paper with ge, when I went

to see him.

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That was an excuse for going to see him. ?

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When you first saw Mr Lamble, did you tell him that 1:

if he could arrange the matter, the Restaurant people

were quite prepared to give him a present ?

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This was not said on the first occasion.

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When did you first talk about a present? You say you 21325

went to see him several times.

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Yes, I went to see him several times. Well, he said

he would find some method to prevent us needing to

open the yard, and then the second time that soi Hing

Lau told me to go and see him, they said they we.e willing to give him a present, so that they need not.

open up this back yard, so that they might not waste the space, and be able to do more business,

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And then did you go back and tell Lamble that ?

I did tell Lamble, yes.

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Werent you at all diffident, Mr Fung, about approach-27

ing an Inspector and saying you would give him a

present, or were you told that it was all right, and

that you could talk to Mr Lamble like that ?

Well, it is the Chinese custom to give tea money and shoe money to those who help them.

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