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themselves unable to substitute a

more

effective policy, should from any apprehended imputations be allowed

to overthrow a

System

now

quite

removed

from the region of experiment and

matured with much Care and trouble

into a highly successful Practice measure that has fully realized expectations.

35. It is, however, high time now

to consider whether the second Condition precedent, which I frankly

avow ought

to be insisted on, has been established

and it's many

"viz.: that no other effective plan for suppressing illicit gaming houses evincing Business perception has yet been devised.

Enclosure 1.

I can imagine Mr. Anstey in his

interview with Your Lordship

on the question

would

on 7th February positively affirming that application

of the Laws of China in Hongkong have been sufficient to suppress Gambling, by enforcing

and that it could be done

"collective and mutual responsibility by

the "Baohuanghui", and the "Tao" and the "Taan"! I can also fancy a listener to such declaration exclaiming,

what a shame it

was that this Government had not long

since resorted to the "Baohuanghui" and the "Tao" and the "Taan", so effective

37.

effective in China!

I am sure Your Lordship must

have supposed that part of the Memorialists'

case to be

very strong, especially as Mr. Anstey did not hesitate to say that for

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32 33 256 themselves unable to substitute a more effective policy, should from any apprehended imputations be allowed to overthrow a System now quite removed from the region of experiment and matured with much Care and trouble into a highly successful Practice measure that has fully realized expectations. 35. It is, however, high time now to consider whether the second Condition precedent, which I frankly avow ought to be insisted on, has been established and it's many "viz.: that no other effective plan for suppressing illicit gaming houses evincing Business perception has yet been devised. Enclosure 1. I can imagine Mr. Anstey in his interview with Your Lordship on the question would on 7th February positively affirming that application of the Laws of China in Hongkong have been sufficient to suppress Gambling, by enforcing and that it could be done "collective and mutual responsibility by the "Baohuanghui", and the "Tao" and the "Taan"! I can also fancy a listener to such declaration exclaiming, what a shame it was that this Government had not long since resorted to the "Baohuanghui" and the "Tao" and the "Taan", so effective 37. effective in China! I am sure Your Lordship must have supposed that part of the Memorialists' case to be very strong, especially as Mr. Anstey did not hesitate to say that for
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32 33 256 themselves unable to substitute a mare effective policy, should from any apprehended imputations be allowed to overthrow a System now quite removed from the region of experiment and matured with much Care and trouble all reasonable into a highly sucrefful Patice measure that has fully realized expectations. 35. It is, however, high time now مال consider whether the second Condition precedent, which I frankly avow aught to be insisted on, has been established and it's many "siz.: that no other effective plan for suffireforing lerret gaming yooks evite instansing Busive overception has yet been devised. Enclosure 1. St. Joan I can imagine Mo", Anstey in his interview with Your Lordship on the qu would La Felnuary pasitively affirming that application of the Laws of bhina in Hongkong have been sufficient to supprefs Gambling, by enforcing and that it could be done "collective and mutical responsibility by ናና the "Rea", and the "tap" and the Taan"! I can also funcy a listener to such declaration exclaiming. what a shame it was that this Government had not long. * since resorted to the "tea" and the "Rap" and the "Paan", so effective 37. effective in China! I am pure Your Lordship must am have supposed that part of the Memorialists' case to be very strong, experially as M? Anotey did not hesitate to say that for
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themselves unable to substitute a

mare

effective policy, should from any apprehended imputations be allowed

to overthrow a

System

now

quite

removed

from the region of experiment and

matured with much Care and trouble

all reasonable

into a highly sucrefful Patice measure that has fully realized expectations.

35. It is, however, high time now

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consider whether the second Condition

precedent, which I frankly

avow

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to be insisted on, has been established

and it's many

"siz.: that no other effective plan for suffireforing lerret gaming yooks evite instansing Busive overception has yet been devised.

Enclosure 1.

St. Joan

I can imagine Mo", Anstey in his

interview with Your Lordship

on the qu

would

La Felnuary pasitively affirming that application

of the Laws of bhina in Hongkong have been sufficient to supprefs Gambling, by enforcing

and that it could be done

"collective and mutical responsibility by

ናና

the "Rea", and the "tap" and the Taan"! I can also funcy a listener to such declaration exclaiming.

what a shame it

was that this Government had not long.

*

since resorted to the "tea" and the "Rap" and the "Paan", so effective

37.

effective in China!

I am pure Your Lordship must

am

have supposed that part of the Memorialists'

case to be

very strong, experially as M? Anotey did not hesitate to say that for

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