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The Honourable
Enclosure
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The Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
In support of our previous statement we beg # leave to quote the following instances which have long been the talk of the respectable Chinese;-
(1). Shum Ling's Estate. This maleft property and business to his sons in Tonquin to the extent of a million dollars. By some means or other Lam Tan Chiu became acquainted with bis younger son whom he finmced to stay in Hongkong and kept from communicating with his own people. When their scheme was matured Lam Tan Chiu and his employer went to Saigon to commence proceed- -ings against the trustees for account and division of the estate. The case lasted several months eventually a large sum was made out of young Shum's share of the estate, Lam Tm Chiu's share of the spoils alone being more than $100,000.
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(2). In Ngai U's Business. This old resident of Hong- -kong built up a large business and when he died it was left to his sons. A nephew of his a good-for-nothing sort of man wog advised and financed by Lam Tan Chiu and his touts to sue for a share of it while his step-brother was financed by Li Hong Hi. For the purpose a false document was draw up purporting that the business bed been built up with his father's money. Although the action did not succeed yet the people were put to useless trouble and expenditure.
(3). The Estate of Ho llenk Lav's Brother. The deceased left to his three brothers each a tenth share of his possessions here and in the country. A dispute arose owing to Ho Ngok Lau, who is the manager of the estate and whose son was adopted as the heir of the deceased, refusing to produce accounts or to buy off his elder brother. A surviving widow of Ho Ngok Lau's younger brother's together with his elder brother were introduced to Li Hong Mi by touts, who undertook to finance and conduct the proceedings against Ho Ngok Lau. In the course of the action matters were
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