5. and
by legal recognition of, the orc
- lastly, perhaps the only strong argument, that a Gambling House
is a nuisance by Common Law, urged by Sir Ralph Rice.
On the other hand it is contended by Branford.
that gambling amongst Chinese Malays cannot be eradicated.
Bullerton. Bannerman. Macalister. Erskine. Canter. Carnegy. Hubley. Bannerman.
2. that they pursue it as a business "as a species of traffic, in which great gains may be speedily acquired" - 3. that in considering the question
it is necessary to keep in view the peculiar character, habits, and opinions
of an Eastern race, and that to such consideration English ideas and English feelings are inapplicable.
4. that objection Nr. 2 may easily be met by improving the Renting system;
Bannerman. Phillips. Canter
5. that more encouragement is given to the vice by letting it go unchecked than by controlling it:
6. that these measures of control had been adopted with success at various British settlements, and at every other Malay Settlement belonging to a foreign Power.
7. that the Licensing system acts as a preventive of crime;
8. that "the vicious propensities of Mankind are the fittest subjects of taxation because the virtuous are exempted from their operation":
Fullerton. Canter. Crawford. Crawford.
9. that clandestine gambling leads to corruption of the Police;
10. that the Chinese regard gambling in the light of an amusement rather than an offence, and
5. and
by legal recoquition of, the orc
- lastly, perhaps the only strong argument, that a Gambling House
ivance by Common Law, serged by Sir Ralph Rice.
is a nuisance
ac
On the other hand it is contended branford.
that gambling amonget bhinsse Malays cannot be eradicated. ~
~
and
Bullerton. Bannerman.
Macalister.
Ershine. Cannter. Carnegy. Hubley.
Bannerman .
2 . that they pursue it as a business " as a species of traffic, in which great gains may be speedily acquired" - 3. that in considering the question
to keep in view the Banne
it is me.
recosary
peculiar character, habits, and opinions
of an
Castern race, and that to such
consideration English
ideas and
English feelings are mapplicable.
4.
that objection Nr. 2 may easily to
mey easily be Bannermane met by simproving the Renting system (ample) simplied.
Bannerman.
Phillips.
launter
5
to
that more en
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encouragement is given e by letting it go unchecked
the vice by letting
thane by controlling it :
6 that these measures of control had
Brunermen
been a dopted
dopted with success at various
British settlements, and at
every.
other
Malay Settlement belonging to a foreign
Power.
peceliation. 7. that the Licensing system nets a
Counter.
A
a preventive of crime
J. that "the vicious
acts as
vicions propensities of
-Fullerton. Mankind are the fittest subjects of " taxation because the virtuous are
Canuter.
Crawford .
crawford.
2.
" exempted from their operation :
that clandestine gambling leads to corruption of the Police 10. that the chimere regard gambling in the light of an
than
ht of an amusement rather.
this even though
and
offence, and
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