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A. I would not say,
His Excellency: Do you wish to ask him any questions?
Mr. Guterres: No, sir. There is no occasion.
Inspector Hanson, called.
Examined by Mr. Sercombe Smith,
Q. 4. What is your name?
A. John Tillwyn Hanson,
Q. Are you chief Detective Inspector?
A. Yes.
Q. You speak Chinese?
A. Yes.
Q. Cantonese?
A. Yes.
Q. In consequence of receiving anonymous letters did you sometime ago make inquiries concerning Mr. Guterres?
A. I did.
Q. This year?
A. Yes.
Q. From whom did you make inquiries?
A. From Ng Sz Ko and Ng Ying Sing.
Q. Any others?
A. I think there were two: I gave the substance of their statements.
Q. And you reported to the Governor in writing did you not?
A. To the Captain-Superintendent of Police.
Q. And the result of your inquiries led you to report that the pay of crews was handed in at the Mercantile Marine office in bank notes, and that it was the practice to pay certain sums in silver so as to allow of certain gain going to the paying clerk?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you say the arrangement was something like this: In any amount of pay to any one person from $20 to $50 two silver dollars were paid of the true value of 30 cents only, and two Japanese half yen each of the true value of 45 cents, a loss of 80 cents in all to the recipient?
A. Yes.
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A. I would not say,
His Excellency: Do you wish to as him any questions?
Mr. Guterres: No,air. There is no accasion.
Inspector Hanson,oalled.
Examined by Ir, Sercombe Smith,
4.
What is your name?
A. John Tilliwn Hanson,
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Are you chief Retective inspector?
A. Yes.
4. You speak Chinese?
A. Yes.
Q.. Cantonese?
A.
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In consequence of receiving anonymous letters did you sometime ago
make inquiries concerning Mr. Guterres?
A.
I did.
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Q. This year!
A.
Yes.
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From whom did you make inquiries?
A. From Ng Sz Ko and Xing Ng Ying Sing.
Q. Any others?
A.
I think there were two: I gave the substance of their statemente.
2.
And you reported to the Governor in writing did you not?
A. To the Captain-fuperintendent of Police.
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And the result of your inquiries les you to report that the pay of
orowe was handed in at the Mercantile Marine office in bank notes,
and that it was the practice to pay certain suas in silver so as to
allow of certain gain going to the paying clerk?
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Q. Did you say the arrangement was something like this In any amount
of pay to any one person from $20 to $50 two silver dollars were paid of
the true value of 30 cents only, and two Japanese half yon each of the
true value of 45 cents,a loss of 80 cents in all to the recipient?
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