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cannot always, it is to be feared, arrive
at the truth, how much more when the
officials are at all careless in the
matter, will subordinates make use of evil practices? Therefore in making
regulations, Officials must not feel a
great many dislike to make
but must use every endeavour to get at the truth.
12.
The coolie catchers in Macao
are cruel and fearless and different to the generality of people. Their
assistants are more numerous,
The respectable shopkeepers fear to do them a secret injury. They
are always spectators of the wretched treatment of the kidnapped coolies, and do not
dare to remonstrate with the coolie
catchers. The streets being deserted
and narrow, they are afraid of
walking in them by night lest they
should
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cannot always, it is to be feared, arrive at the truth, how much more when the officials are at all careless in the matter, will subordinates make use of evil practices? Therefore in making regulations, Officials must not feel a dislike to make great many, but must use every endeavour to get at the truth.
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The coolie catchers in Macao are cruel and fearless and different to the generality of people. Their assistants are more numerous, The respectable shopkeepers fear to do them a secret injury. They are always spectators of the wretched treatment of the kidnapped coolies, and do not dare to remonstrate with the coolie catchers. The streets being deserted and narrow, they are afraid of walking in them by night lest they should
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