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Q.--Did you try to extort money from anybody?
A.--What power
had we.
Q.-Did you?
A.-No.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-You assisted to prepare the draft of this petition to the Registrar General. How many else assisted in the drafting of the petition ?
A.-The draft was only drawn up by two or three of us, but it was submitted to present and past members of Committee for approval, before it was fairly copied.
Q.-Was it referred to any one else?
A.---Only the present and past Committee.
Q.-Not to any solicitors?
A.-No.
Q.-Nor any others off the Committee?
A.-—It was also submitted to some men who had previously been on the Committee some years ago.
Q.-But to no one else?
A.-No.
The CHAIRMAN.-I cannot quite see the object of these questions, Mr. WHITEHEAD. What point of our enquiry do they touch on?
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-I wish to know by whom this document was prepared.
The CHAIRMAN.-What has that to do with the enquiry?
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-That is a part of the working of the Society.
The CHAIRMAN.--I don't see what bearing it has.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD (to witness).-This other memorandum from the Pó Léung Kuk, dated June 30th-a few days ago-and sent to the Chairman of this Committee, by whom was that drafted ?
A. When we knew there was an enquiry going on we thought it would be best to draw up a memorandum.
Q.-Who drafted it ?
A.-The English was drafted by a friend.
The CHAIRMAN.-Was it drawn up in Chinese or English ?
A.-It was drawn up in Chinese and then translated into English.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-Who drafted the English portion?
A.-I gave it to a friend.
Q.-Was it a solicitor ?
A.-No.
Q.-Or a Government official ?
A.-No.
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