CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 613

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on the 9th day of the and moon - at his family house, which is in the -new duspectors Quarters at the Central Station. On that day, between 112 in the day, I met defendant at the Police Court. Defendant said "So to my flaily house; I have a word to speak to He said nothing beyond that. I said "I have something to attend to; I will so later on". I went to his quarters on

the same day about 30' Clock p.4. As I went in I saw defendant, at the door of a room, and he said, "Oh, theng on, come "in". It was a room next to the dining room on the ground floor. I remained with him in that rooms about three quarters of an hour. While I was there his wife came in; she did not take part in the Conversations The Simply went in and out. As soon as

into the room defent aut said." I have something to tell you. The day before "yesterday, a

while I was on dutyp, I saw a

duty, I saw a group of men standing of Cheunghting have near too fans. There are gambling houses in that place. I drove them away with a stick. Then a Chivaman abused are very . I chased after him with a stick in order to beat him. He went into a house on to the ground floor. "He then waived his hand, calling to me and saying, If you

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come upstairs. As I had no warrant with " me, I dare not go up. I don't know who taught this thinam "to treat me in this way, so I walked away

of Chinese in the street were clapping their hands and "Jeering at me. Those (hinese are Laurned fools; they are under the impression that I have no authority to arrest "them. If I wished to arrest them, I could do so

Easily, I " have known chese two houses to be gambling houses for a " long time. If I arrest them hur May will be very pleased. "As to these two gamething houses, many fokis have received "money. That place" is not within my province as an Inspector If I arrest their I will spoil my fokis business, but I am not so stupid as to do that. As to Khoai ta lave, two days. "after the starting, petitions have been presented to Mur May

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