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Q.-How did it happen that the water was not cut off at the Hongkong & Shanghai
Bank works?
A.-It was cut off, but in excavating the foundations we came across another pipe, our attention was called to it by its leaking.
Q. And so you made use of it?
A. I made use of the water when I found it.
Q. Did you put stop-cocks on yourself?
A.-My men put two stop-cocks on.
I did not know I was doing wrong.
Q. Did you not tell Mr. BIRD you paid Rose $100 for keeping on the water?
A.-I never said so.
Q.-And if you
did say so it was a lie?
A.-Mr. BIRD misunderstood me. What I said was, "I would rather pay $100
than that water should be cut off."
Q. Did you not admit to me in Mr. BIRD's Office that you had paid Rose money, but that you could not remember how much?
A. I never said so.
Q.-What did you say ?
A.—You asked me, “Did I not give $100?" I said no. Then you said, "Perhaps your accountant paid $100?” I said, "I don't know, I must ask the accountant." I did ask the accountant, and he said he not paid anything of the kind. I brought the accountant to you afterwards and he told you So. I offered to bring my book to shew you there was no entry of $100 in it.
Q.—But if what you say now is correct, both Mr. BIRD and myself have stated
what is not true.
said
A.-I told you that I never paid the money.
Q.-You did afterwards, but at first you admitted you had paid some money, and
did not know how much.
you
A.-I never said I had paid any money. I said I did not know whether my accountant had paid some.
TSANG KING is examined,-
Q.-You are the Contractor who built the Break-water are you not?
A. Yes.
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