words interpreted as the case proceeded he did not propom to
have it interpreted to him.
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Mr. Jenkin: Could I speak to the prisoner: I have
spoken to him before. (After consultation) when the evidence
is taken, if that could be interpreted, there is no necessity for the speech to be "%
The Chief Justice: Certainly.
Ar. Lindsell: In about April, 1930, accused returned
to Hong Kong, having run through the whole 360,000 and being also
heavily in debt. In Ju e, 1930, on receipt of a cable from hin, lai rejoined him down here and lived for some monthe under his
motection in a flat in athan Road, Kowloon, Towards the end
of the year she returned to Shanghai and there again met the
deceased once or twice.
that is February
Just about China New Year last year 1931 she came back to Hong Kong accompanied by her mother, an amah, Tai Kwai Chau (number 5 on the list), (the amah's husband,
1.e. the chauffeur lau (number 4 on the list)) and also a school friend named Bessie Au. They all lived together at accused's expense at 79 Wongneichong Road.
The day after her arrival she will tell you that she
met George Fung again at a party in the "ong Kong Hotel and within
a month the two had fallen deeply in love with one another, and
disclosed their mutual love. During the summer she went out quite often with Fung, though not very often alone in that the girl, Miss Au, was there with them; but the accused himself gave her the opportunity of so going out inasmuch as he was often absent on visits to Macao and Canton and he was a parently at that time
unaware of the association. lle and the accused were at that time
still good friends.
It is quite clear that last year the accused still wanted to marry the girl lai, and this was shown especially on one occasion when he took her to see a house in Stubbs Toad which
he
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