October, 1897. I left because my employer Ho Fook was one of those interested in the then Opium Farmer's privileges advised me to go away because I had incurred the hatred of various Inspectors and Sergeants of Police on account of having given evidence against Witchell at the said trial. The said Ho Fook paid me my wages of twenty dollars a month whilst I remained away. He told me before I left he would write and let me know when I could return to Hong-Kong. I received a letter from the said Ho Fook about two months after I had left Hong-Kong telling me I might return. I had left my wife and family in Hong-Kong. I reached Hong-Kong about three days after I received such letter. On my arrival I reported myself to the said Ho Fook who requested me to go and see Mr. Francis Henry May. I went and saw him at the Central Police Station on the following day when I made a statement to him which he took down in writing and which I signed and of which I verily believe a true copy is hereunto annexed. I made such statement freely and voluntarily. No threat was used in order to extract such statement from me neither was the promise of any reward or other advantage held out to me provided I made such a statement.
5. Referring to such statement I distinctly remember Yeung Fat first speaking to me about the police being bribed to induce them to refrain from interfering with the smuggling of opium. This happened about a month after I became Chief Chinese Excise Officer as aforesaid. I was in the Ko-Shing theatre at the time watching a performance. It was during
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tober, 1897. I left because my employer Ho Foolwho was one of those interested in the then Opium Farmer's privileges ad- vised me to go away because I had incurred the hatred of va- rious Inspectors and Sergeants of Police on account of having given evidence against Witchell at the said trial. The said Ho Fook paid me my wages of twenty dollars a month whilst I remained away. He told me before I left he would write and let me know when I could return to Hong-Kong. I received a letter from the said Ho Fook about two months after I had left Hong- Kong telling me I might return. I had left my wife and family in Hong-Kong. I reached Hong-Kong about three days after I re- ceived such letter. On my arrival I reported myself to the sail Ho Fook who requested me to go and see Mr. Francis Henry May. I went and saw him at the Central Police Station on the fol- lowing day when I made a statement to him which he took down in writing and which I signed and of which I verily believe a true copy is hereunto annexed. I made such statement freely and voluntarily. No threat was used in order to extract such statement from me neither was the promise of any reward or other advantage held out to me provided I made such a state-
ment.
5. Referring to such statement I distinctly re- member Yeung Fat first speaking to me about the police being bribed to induce them to refrain from interfering with the smuggling of opium. This happened about a month after I became Chief Chinese Excise Officer as aforesaid. I was in the Ko- Shing theatre at the time watching a performance. It was during
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