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Provision has therefore been made in the accompanying Draft Ordinance that no Chinese shall, without reasonable excuse, carry any arms about him either by day or night, and the possession of a Night Pass will no longer entitle any person to carry arms.

It is proposed, however, that the Governor in Council should be empowered to grant to any Chinese persons licences to carry arms - subject to conditions to be determined on, and licences will of course not be refused to any respectable person.

It was thought by some of the members of Executive Council that this provision should not be limited to Chinese but should be extended to Indians and Malays and the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr Stewart) is of opinion that it should be extended to all persons, including of course Europeans.


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the rioters.

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Provision has therefore,

been made in the accompanying

Draft Ordinance that

no

Chinese

shall, without reasonable excuse,

carry any

arms about him either

by day or night, and the

possession of a Night Pass will no

longer entitle any person

to carry

arms.

It is proposed,

however, that the Governor in

Council should be empowered to

grant to any Chinese persons

licences to carry arms

- subject to conditions to be determined on,

and licences will of course not

be refused to any respectable

person.

It was thought by some of the members of

Executive Council that this

provision should not be limited to Chinese

but should be extended to Indians and Malays

and the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr Stewart) is of opinion that

it should be extended to all persons, including of course

Europeans.

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100

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the rioters.

6.

Provision has therefore been made in the accompanying Draft Ordinance that no Chinese shall, without reasonable excuse, carry any arms about him either by day or night, and the possession of a Night Pass will no longer entitle any person to carry arms.

It is proposed, however, that the Governor in Council should be empowered to grant to any Chinese persons licences to carry arms - subject to conditions to be determined on, and licences will of course not be refused to any respectable person.

It was thought by some of the members of Executive Council that this provision should not be limited to Chinese but should be extended to Indians and Malays and the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr Stewart) is of opinion that it should be extended to all persons, including of course Europeans.

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100

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the rioters.

6.

Provision has therefore been made in the accompanying Draft Ordinance that no Chinese shall, without reasonable excuse, carry any arms about him either by day or night, and the possession of a Night Pass will no longer entitle any person to carry arms.

It is proposed, however, that the Governor in Council should be empowered to grant to any Chinese persons licences to carry arms - subject to conditions to be determined on, and licences will of course not be refused to any respectable person.

It was thought by some of the members of Executive Council that this provision should not be limited to Chinese but should be extended to Indians and Malays and the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr Stewart) is of opinion that it should be extended to all persons, including of course Europeans.

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