$1,000 Fine and Sentence of Imprisonment Tye brokers, a shop assistant and employed Chinese wore charged Martin and Loh at aiding and opium at No. 82a Tong Gee Bai Ka. Mr. E. T. Maitland prosecuted and Mr. W. S. Fleming defend Mr. M, 0. Springfield Assistant Commissioner of Police, stated that and Inspector Hermitage executed 'a search warrant at the given and found the accused there. In the drawer of a desk were some books and documents, $122 in notes, $17 in silver, 147 20-cent pieces and several ' chops. Among the notes was one which the Police had marked and given an agent to buy opium with from this address. Before the raid, Inspector Hermit-ugo told the members of the party what to hope for and the number of the marked note. The search party found no opium or paraphernalia, although the Police had bought several lots of opium prior to the raid. All accused were at the time. No business seemingly done.
Inspector Hermitage corroborated this evidence, and said that he was the first to enter the place. He had personally marked the note and had given the other members of the party the number. The note was found at the top of a wad ina
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