The Archive · 1925

$100,310 DIAMONDS CLAIM

S. ME. Compradore Co-defendant in Action evidence Mixed Court the manager and his stof? knew in answer to the questions put by sel for the plaintiffs in this nothing about opium business going, fn_in the bremiaes to the extent of the followin particulars iveds of thousands of dollars. {were elicited under erossexaminawas no evidence that the two tenant companies (Boone Wan and Tine Lan) existed "outside. the party man: Shing-hien:

Yuyuen Road. Tt was a very wet day and very muddy. The house was enclosed by a large stone wall fand near the gate'there were marks! of mud on the wall which indicated that one or two persons had attempt ced to climb over into the premises. He had asked Det-Sgt. Craik to zo] into the house and fire 'a shot where the murder had taken place an, though the engine of his car was running at the time, the shots were quite audible. In fact it would have been impossible for anyone seated in the ear not to have heard these shots. The inspector went on to] say that he arrested the first accuse that afternoon in his home in Chapei The latter way off duty at the time.

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