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Society: and iir.Chan Kang Yu's name was joined with
that of Mr. Wei Yuk in a threatening letter addressed
to both. Mr.Chan Kang Yu is a prominent Chinese
merchant who printed and circulated pamphlets dis-
-couraging the boycott.
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The sending of threatening letters was punishable
under the law of the Colony prior to the passing of the
Boycott Ordinance. But till that Ordinance was enacted
there was no legal power to stop the publication in
Nor the local Press of articles inciting to boycott.
was the posting of notices, such as those referred to,
punishable except as an infraction of Section 5 of
Ordinance No.3 of 1888. The notices referred to are
not however of the nature against which this Ordinance
is directed, nor are the penalties under this
Ordinance commensurate to so grave an offence as the
posting of the notices to which I have drawn attention.
After the Boycott Ordinance was passed, the
publication of objectionable articles in the local
Press ceased, as did the posting of disgraceful notices
in support of it. It cannot, therefore, be argued
that these Sections of the Ordinance were useless. They
were in fact of the greatest utility in preserving
peace and good order in the Colony: and are likely to
be of great assistance to this Goverment in the future.
6. I turn now to some general considerations
which I trust will weigh with you in your future
consideration of the measure.
The Ordinance was
approved by the unanimous vote of the Executive Council,
and by the unanimous voice of the Legislative
Council