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1905/9 Rex vs. Soon Ching – keeping a gaming house (Vancouver)

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to the kitchen, do men sleep on the premises? A. Yes.

359.Q. How do they go to sleep on the premises, are there rooms to let? A. Yes; they have one room.

360.Q. To let? A. Yes.

361.Q. Do they smoke opium there? A. No opium smoking permitted.

362.Q. Do they do it? A . . I don't know.

363.Q. Were they smoking that night? A. No; I did not see any; I was not up there that day.

364.Q. Did you open up the door for the officers? A. The policemen broke in the door.

365.Q. Did you not open the door for them? A. I have abed room up there. They were hammering away at the door and I went up and told them that it was my room and I opened it for them.

366.Q. What is it? A. It is my sleeping room.

367.Q. Where is the office of the club? A. We have no office, all the books are down in the store.

368.Q. Were you to be very careful that they were to play for recreation only? A. Yes; they went up there for recreation only.