CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2] — Page 320

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(To accompany Enclosure 1.)

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act of eril done by spies.

It is said that there was a fortune teller named Chung

Man Chau on the ground floor of No. 6 Shak Ki Lau (Belcher Street) 1 Kennedy Tom in this Colony who used to go to various brothels at Shek Tong Tsui and tell the fortunes of the prostitute and thus make a living, he had bem acquainted with a certain "Wong" of Con- -ton. Wong is one of the "Pak Kouk Tsing Tam" (1.0. assistant spies er informers). In the beginning of the month(i.e. June) Tong came te Hongkong from Centon to detect revolutionaries and find out their names. On a certain day he (Wong) met the fortune teller (Chung lun Chau) shook hands with him and spoke very amicably. He afterwards took Chang làm Chau to a certain restaurant at Yaumati and there drank wine on several occasions. Weng boasted that he was a Canton spy and that he received a big income, and that he was on the lookout for an intimate friend to assist him in his work, and that he specially intended to engage Mr. Chung (lun Chau) to take up the post eto, Chung (Man Chau) thinking that he could de better at that then he could at telling fortune bravely answered him in an affirmative mood. He (Wong) then proceeded to buy a Mandarin gauze long coat from a second hand clothes dealers shop in Jervois St. for Ching to wear, he also gave him over 810 for family expenses and a letter to be taken up to a certain place at Canton on that same night, whereupon he (Chung Thin Chau) could get a good post, etc. On receiving he, (Chung Man Chm) dressed himself in his new alothes and returned home and informed his family people of the above occurrence. Chung (Mm Chau) had a wife and two sons. It is said at the time that Chung's wife remonstrated with him, saying that living people should not go near to the spies and that he must net do it without thinking the matter well over. He would not listen to what his wife said, but went to Canton by a

night steamer on the night of the 11tk. of this month to carry out

what he was instructed to do by Tong. Unknown to chung the contenta

of the letter was to the effect that certain revolutionists were

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