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227.-Have you ever seen any fighting?
A.-I have never seen fights or firing between junks and Revenue Cruisers in British waters. On one occasion a man came to Yaumáti wounded, and he told me that he had been wounded by some men on board a Revenue Cruiser who had attacked the junk on board which he was somewhere in Chinese territory.
228.-Do you know of anything else?
A.-No, except that lately I have seen small quantities of opium taken on board the Canton steamer.
229.-Where are you stationed now?
A.-At the Central Station, on detective duty.
230.-Have you any knowledge of the quantity taken by the Canton steamers?
A.-No, it is very hard to find out. A man going on board the Canton steamer will take four or five balls, all cut in two and tied under his arms and round his waist. I have seen them going on board while the passengers were being landed, and they may carry that on till morning time.
231. This is since you have been on detective duty?
A. Yes; on several occasion I have seen them. On one occasion I stopped a man who had four balls-the same man I had stopped before; he had as many as he could tie round his waist and some under his arms. I knew him, and stopped him to see if he was still carrying on the same game.
232.-What did you do with him?
A.-I let him go; there is no Ordinance against it-it was all raw opium. On one occasion I stopped a man with Inspector QUINCEY, and took him to the Station, but we could do nothing; the man said he could take us to the place where he bought it.
NINTH MEETING,
18th June.
Present:-Sir GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Chief Justice, (Chairman).
His Honour Mr. Justice RUSSELL, Puisne Judge.
Honourable P. RYBIE, M.L.C.
Honourable F. B. JOHNSON, M.L.C.
Mr. J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, (Secretary).
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS is examined-
233.-You are a Merchant in Hongkong?
A. Yes.
254.-And have been here for how many years?
A.--Since 1862.
235.-A large portion of your business is connected with trading in opium?
A. Yes.
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