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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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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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