CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 373

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372

referred to

hamed

Cheung

Chinese

Who was

/

mich named Tai Tau

: big head" [vide page 19 of statement] and it

will be seen on reference to page 14 of the translation

H

entry

that there is au Tai T'an Cheung. The expression Tai than standing by shelf in Chinese would thean "Stead man"

"Itead of a party"

would very naturally

taken to refer to

Chief Clerk opte with which it appeared.

here usefully

Enclosure 35

x

wirert-

I may

arr

abstract opte accounts of the gambling house, taken from the booko seized, since January 18960. The accounts.

Show that lince the end of October last the masters lost nearly 6000 tails or about $9000.

was

The daily total of hush money according to List E.

$150 in round munters. Besides that amount there was paid daily at the gambling house out of the Bank Some $15 a day to the Police and

District watchmen on beat duty and to certain others. The daily average of bribes therefore being paid in respect of the gambling

house in

we have at the

times of the raid amounted to $165

$5000

a

day

Lay

a

wwwth.

linder this enormous

expenditure it would seem

as if the

masters found it

partiment in Connection.

with

impossible

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372 referred to hamed Cheung Chinese Who was / mich named Tai Tau : big head" [vide page 19 of statement] and it will be seen on reference to page 14 of the translation H entry that there is au Tai T'an Cheung. The expression Tai than standing by shelf in Chinese would thean "Stead man" "Itead of a party" would very naturally taken to refer to Chief Clerk opte with which it appeared. here usefully Enclosure 35 x wirert- I may arr abstract opte accounts of the gambling house, taken from the booko seized, since January 18960. The accounts. Show that lince the end of October last the masters lost nearly 6000 tails or about $9000. was The daily total of hush money according to List E. $150 in round munters. Besides that amount there was paid daily at the gambling house out of the Bank Some $15 a day to the Police and District watchmen on beat duty and to certain others. The daily average of bribes therefore being paid in respect of the gambling house in we have at the times of the raid amounted to $165 $5000 a day Lay a wwwth. linder this enormous expenditure it would seem as if the masters found it partiment in Connection. with impossible
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372 referred to hamed Cheung Chinese Who was / mich named Tai Tau : big head" [vide page 19 of statement ) and it will be seen on reference to page 14 of the translation H entry that there is au Tai T'an Cheung. The expression Tai than standing by shelf in Chinese would thean "Stead man" "Itead of a party" would very naturally taken to refer to Chief Clerk opte with which it appeared. here usefully Enclosure 35 x wirert- I may arr abstract opte accounts of the gambling house, taken from the booko seized, since January 18960. The accounts. Show that lince the end of October last the masters lost nearly 6000 tails or about $9000. was The daily total of hush money according to List E. $150 in round munters. Besides that amount there was paid daily at the gambling house out of the Bank Some $15 a day to the Police and District watchmen on beat duty and to certain others. The daily average of bribes therefore being paid in respect of the gambling house in we have at the times of the raid amounted to $165 $5000 a day Lay a wwwth. linder this enormous expenditure it would seem as if the masters found it partiment in Connection. with impossible
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372

referred to

hamed

Cheung

Chinese

Who was

/

mich named Tai Tau

: big head" [vide page 19

of statement ) and it

will be seen on reference to page 14 of the translation

H

entry

that there is au

Tai T'an Cheung. The expression Tai than standing by shelf in Chinese would thean "Stead man"

"Itead of a party"

would very naturally

taken to refer to

Chief Clerk opte

with which it appeared.

here usefully

Enclosure

35

x

wirert-

I may

arr

abstract opte accounts

of the gambling house, taken from the booko seized, since January 18960. The accounts.

Show that lince the end of October last the masters lost nearly 6000 tails or

about $9000.

was

The daily total of hush money according to List E.

$150 in round munters. Besides that amount there was paid daily at the gambling house out of the Bank Some $15 a day to the Police and

District watchmen on

beat

duty and to certain others. The daily average of bribes therefore being paid in respect of the gambling

house in

we have at the

times of the raid amounted to $165

$5000

a

day

Lay

a

wwwth.

linder this enormous

expenditure it would seem

as if the

masters found it

partiment in Connection.

with

impossible

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