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LI A SIN-I belong to Wong Chun Tai Shop as Accountant. I receive the money for goods sold. I sold saltpetre in November to 2nd witness 62 piculs. It was in bags, each bag contained 50 catties. That bag is the sort of bag. I could not be sure it was the same.
Cross examined by Mr. FRANCIS:--Those are receipts for saltpetre, dates 25th 9th moon (5th November), 40 piculs; 21st 9th moon, (1st November), 16 piculs; 21st 9th moon, (1st November), 6 piculs. I gave purchaser only these documents, saltpetre is mentioned not sugar.
WM. RIVERS Inspector of Police:-I did 234 and 198 and they brought the saltpetre.
11 large bags weighing, 103 small
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Total,..
not see the cargo boat. I sent 2 detectives
They brought 14 bags.
..1,437
.6,883
.8,320 lbs. 62 piculs and 40 catties, I have brought one large and one small. The small bag would weigh about 50. I have seen the steam launch Kung Wo. She frequently anchors by the Parade Ground and flies the Chinese flag. I have seen 5 similar steam launches at the same place.. Mr. FRANCIS says he does not dispute the identity of the saltpetre. Attorney General then states that is the case for prosecution. Mr. FRANCIS; case for defence two-fold. 1st, the crew of the steam launch; 2ndly, prisoners had individually nothing to do with it.
LOK CHI YUNE-I am the Commander of the steam launch Kung Wo. She belongs to the Chinese Customs Authorities at Kowloon City. I hold the rank of Superintendent. I have been in command of the steam launch rather more than a year. That is my letter of authority. (See pages 81-82). The boat belongs to my elder brother LOK CHIN LUN. I am authorized to seize opium, saltpetre, sulphur, salt and arms, and gunpowder. I am usually stationed at the Parade Ground. The launch belongs to Kowloon. I always fly the Chinese flag. When I come in or go out we do not need to report to the Harbour Master. We have the dragon flag. We report to the Customs authorities when we make a seizure. We left the anchorage at 8.30 on the 6th November. We proceeded to the west. I don't know Green Island. I am not a seaman. I have seen the Lighthouse: We passed it going out on the evening of the 6th. After going out one of my men saw a sail and we pursued her until we got near to Ling Ping. It was a little after 11 o'clock. We ordered her to change her course. We saw no one on board of her and lowered a boat; 4 men went in her. I did not go in the boat. Neither of the prisoners went in the boat. 1st prisoner belongs to the launch. 2nd prisoner does not. He is a shopman. 3rd-prisoner is master of a shop, and I know him. 2nd and 3rd prisoners were not on board the launch that night. It was reported saltpetre was on board the junk and I ordered it to be seized. 6 boxes caps, 15 muskets and 2 packets of gunpowder were also seized. The names of the men who went on board the junk are Low Sar, Lee Kow, WONG PING, LO CHEUNG. 1st prisoner was not one. I am authorized to seize such cargoes. There are instructions at Canton. My brother gave me verbal instructions when he handed the vessel over to me, what goods we were to seize. I did not see the saltpetre actually brought on board the steam launch. I was down below at the time. I know of no money or clothing being taken. I searched some other vessel that night, no smuggled goods were on board. I went in the launch with the saltpetre to Yeung Shu Wan to westward. The cargo was transferred into our steam launch there from the junk. We took the junk in there. It is in Chinese territory. We let the junk go. I went to search boats. I wished to get back to Kowloon City, but did not. We
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