CO129-541-11 Cheng Kwok Yau- trial judge's notes 1-1-1932 - 31-12-1932 — Page 137

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the police and was bound over. The next year I was

convicted of stealing a ring and received a total sen ten ce of 4 months, part being in respect of the previous offence. I was not deported. I was given the opportunity of coming

down here.

I have knowa Simaera about 6 years. To were at sabool

together for over a year. I saw him in Shanghai in 1929

& 1930. We lived together. When I get back I get a job

as a motor mechanic at a service shop, 6 Ashley Hond.

I kept that job till the 22nd March.

In March I stayed 3 nights at the Bathan Hotel, I think thought it was the 10th to the 13th. I stayed with

It was Room 422, 3rd. floor (Englisika ) »

While I

I had seen George Fung once in зhanghai.

stayed at the Nathan Hotel,and up to the 20th March, I

had no idem where George Pung was living in Hong Kong. I

never saw him in the Nathan Hotel.

I had no idea that he

was living on the same floors The only time that I spent

in the Hotel was when I returned there each night to sleep,

I usually left about 7 Relie

I was introdused to

the 20th March.

Zimmern, Souss & I met at the Majestic Theatre, Nathan

à Í

Ad. by arrangement, about 8.30 pelle

first. Zimmern arrived at 8.45 pame

Sousa à I were there

About 9.30 nocused

came along in a taxi à Zimmern introduced me to him.

We four went to the I Fong Cham Restaurant.

fo

Zimmern asked

accused for pemission to send for Tau Pei Shing.

went and brought him.

dousa

I heard the accused tell Tau Pei Shing that he had

a friend Fang. Accused said, "I have often lent money to

*this friend. I have lont him money to get married on.

*And now he has take: memy my girl. I want all of you "after dinner to go to the Bathan Hotel to beat him up.

I than anked accused "Who is this Fung and how

*do you know he is staying at the Nathan Hotel"

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