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Victoria at any hour of the day. or night. 6. These considerations have been prominently noticed in the report of the Carl Commission (paragraphs 5 and 6), who call attention to the fact that in the Straits Settlements, which from their geographical position are not exposed in the same way as Hongkong to a constant influx of criminals from China, whipping for a great many offences for which it is not proposed to apply it in Hongkong.
With regard to the criminal classes of the Quang- tung district I would venture to solicit a reference to the enclosure, enclosed translation of Memorial, published in the 1 July, 1886 Official Peking Gazette, from the Governor General and Governor of Canton, calling attention to the growing danger that exists in that province in the increase of the criminal classes.
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