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Q. But there is also a District Inspector?
A.-No 10-the other one.
Mr. Fung Wa Chun.-Was it Inspector Conolly that saw you that night?
A.-No, no.
Mr. Shelton Hooper.-Well, when these Inspectors-(F) Ward and Lee asked you to say that the money had not been paid to them, did they make any promise to you to return any money or give you any consideration if you did what they wanted?
A.-They did not say about the returning of the money but that they would look after me.
The Chairman. They did not threaten you at all if you did not do what they told you?
A. No.
Mr. Shelton Hooper.-Were they angry at all because you said you would not do that?
A.
-I did not say I would not do it for them.
Q.-Well, what did you say to them you would do?
A.-I said I would speak to my son. I said it did not concern the Inspectors, it
concerned Lo Man Kai.
Q.- -Have you seen either of these men since that day?
A.
No. 10 came to inspect the latrine in No. 3 Sam To Lane and he said to me "Has your son left or not ?"
Q. When was this?
A. On the fourth of the moon.
Q-And what did you tell them in answer to that question ?
-I said there has been no examination yet. Nothing has been asked about the Inspectors yet. It is only about Lo Man Kai's matter.
A.
Q. And have you seen the other Inspector since then?
A. No, I only saw him that once-the other one.
Q.-Have they seen your son since then?
A.-I dont know.
The Chairman.-If you speak of these men as Inspectors of No. 5 and No. 10 Districts, do you know their English names?
A.-I dont understand English but someone said that No. 5 is Lee and No. 10 is "Woad" (Ward).
Q. Is it not the case that Chinese have names for these Inspectors? What does the -ordinary Chinese in the street call them?
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