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Q.-Were you summoned, and did you go to the Police Court?
A. I did.
Q. What was the result?
A.-Lamble said I had not whitewashed.
Q. He told the Magistrate that?
A. Yes.
Q.-And what was the result of that,-were you fined?
A. I was fined $10.
Q. What month did that happen?
A.-I dont know.
Q.-Was it the beginning of this year, or the end of last year?
A.-It was the quarter at the end of the year before last.
Q-Are you quite sure of date?
A. Yes.
Q-Are you quite sure Mr. Lamble never came to your house before you were prosecuted?
A. He stood at the door and locked, and told the Interpreter to come in and see.
Q.-Was that when the Interpreter told you the work was not properly done ?
A. Yes.
Q. When the Interpreter told you that you ought to have gone to the other contractor in Stanley Street, did Mr. Lamble hear what he was saying?
A. The two men talked together.
Q-Mr. Lamble was at the door. Where was the Interpreter, and where were you?
A. Also standing at the door. I was near the door down below.
Q. Did Lamble speak to you in Chinese at all?
A. -No.
Mr. Lau Chu Pak.-Dont you know a little English yourself?
A.--Well, I have forgotten it some 20 years ago.
Mr. Shelton Hooper.--Did you do limewashing after you were convicted and fined $10?
A. Yes.
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