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of the town with a view to the moral effect on the rioters,4 but His Excellency declined to sanction this measure, being of opinion, in which the Major General Commanding concurred, that the Police were competent to deal satisfactorily with the matter.
"The correctness of this opinion was demonstrated by the result.
6. The prompt issue by the Governor on the recommendation of the Registrar General and the Captain Superintendent of Police, of orders of banishment of the ringleaders in the disturbance, had a very salutary effect, and the Registrar General rendered valuable assistance to the Police through the Watchmen's Committee, and other influential members of the Chinese community.
The Police displayed creditable activity and intelligence throughout, and the Captain Superintendent, M. May, deserves