CO129-541-11 Cheng Kwok Yau- trial judge's notes 1-1-1932 - 31-12-1932 — Page 116

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Accused and Tau Pei Shing went up first. Fan Fei

Shing came down and called us, and Christie, Sousa à

I went up to the 3rd floor (Bag..an), and we booxed da a

rson 404 or 409. I cannot regember in whose na O

room was booked.

into

got at our room we sar socused

in his room, peeping. His room was Dext

GUTS.

I went and knocked at the wrong room. 1

Fung on the board, against, I think, 407, and I thought it

vas George Fung. The accused had told us to knook at

Yung's door and say that there was a letter for him.

think that I knocked. The sogused told us to kneak at,

I think, 403, knowing that Fung was not in 407. Christie

immocked at that second room, but no one came ou

We L

answer from inside,

There

Zhile we were knocking at

Jung's door the accusod was standing near a kink in the

passage way - marka Sxh. 44 A. (near lift, outside 409).

Them Christie à I got into Room 409 or 410, and

Jousa remained on watche

Accused told me to tell Sousa

to stay in the passage à I did. Cheng, Christio & I

20 room. A jar of opium was ordered by Chang.

Christie sat on a stool at the

He à 1 lay.en the ded.

edge of the bed. Chieng asked Christie, He auid, "Jupposing

I offered you $10,000 would you do it*

Christie asked

him "To do what" He said, "Te put hang amy“,

Christie

asked him how he was going to do it, and he said, to use

a gun?* Checke

Jhristie said, "How am I to get a gun?"

said, "It is a pity we are not in Shanghai or I could get

"you any number of gunn*. £ (ew momenta later Christie

suggested that he could get his friend's gun, but I

stopped him immediately because he had had trouble with

that fried before.

Christie suggosted using potassium cyanide. He did

not mention the poison. He said, "Why not use poison

"instead." Chang saked him what sort of poison and

Christie said potassium cyanide. Cheng maid, “Be

"Better WHO

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