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present moment be roving over the streets and the neighboring hills in quest of plunder. There has not for years been so little crime in the town and its neighbourhood, although for years the vigilance and efficiency of the Police was unrivalled.
which had been conditionally remitted. Such remission would thus become a clear gain, with more agreeable results "in futuro", than they must have undergone if they had remained in Gaol to serve out their sentence.
It is not to be supposed, however, that those sixty criminals would have been so reluctant to revisit Hongkong, if they had been assured that in case of being detected there, they would merely have to undergo the remainder of the sentence only.
I will however further say that such criminals would not be deterred from returning by the prospect of any mere additional term of imprisonment, as the one penalty for violating their agreement. Nothing but...
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present moment be
roving
over the
streets and the neighboring hills in
quest of plunder. There has not for
years
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been so little crime in the
town and its neighbourhood,
although for years the vigilance
and efficiency of the Police
was
which had been conditionally
remitted.
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remission
would
thus become
a
lear
in
hand, with
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more
gain disagréable
results "in futuro", than they must have undergone if they had remained in Gaol to
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to be supposed however, that
those sixty criminals would
have been so reluctant to revisit
Hongkong, if they had been
assured that in case of being
detected there, they would
merely have
to u
undergo the
remainder of the sentence
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only
further and say that such
criminals would not be
deterred from returning by the
prospect of any mere
additional
term of imprisonment, as the
one penalty for violating their
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agreement. Nothing but
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