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...extend to Gambling the Provisions of Sections 17 and 18 of the recent Registration Ordinance No 7 of 1866, whereby every Chinese Landlord whose tenant commits certain specified offences (among which are included those against the Gambling Ordinance No 14 of 18HH) is answerable in case the offender has absconded, though he may recover back the amount from the latter when found.

The Gambling Ordinance (No 11 of 1844) is of itself quite sufficient to meet any case of Gambling which can be detected; but the practical difficulties in the way of detection which this Government had to contend with were such as undoubtedly to call for some new scheme of Legislation on that subject, and in that subject only; for the laws of Hongkong on the whole are very good. Among the early Ordinances we find here and there such startling provisions as that of Section 25 of No 10 of 1844 (still in force) whereby our courts may inflict Chinese punishment, but this is the only germ of Chinese Law which I know of; there may...

...be others.

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haunt for they now constantly conduct their cases in person, no longer labouring under the delusion which was said to prevail that half the lawyer's fees go into the judge's pocket, an idea which is quite in accordance with Chinese usages, which this Government was careful to extend to Gambling the Provisions of Sections 17 and 18 of the recent Registration Ordinance No 7 of 1866, whereby every Chinese Landlord whose tenant commits certain specified offences (among which are included those against the Gambling Ordinance No 14 of 18HH) is answerable in case the offender has absconded, though he may recover back the amount from the latter when found.

The Gambling Ordinance (No11 of 1844) is of itself quite sufficient to meet any case of Gambling which can be detected; but the practical difficulties in the way of detection which this Government had to contend with were such as undoubtedly to call for some new scheme of Legislation on that subject, and in that subject only; for the laws of Hongkong on the whole are very good. Among the early Ordinances we find here and there such startling provisions as that of Section 25 of No10 of 1844 (still in force) whereby our courts may inflict Chinese punishment, but this is the only germ of Chinese Law which I know of; there may be others.

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283 5 haunt for they now constantly conduct their cases in person, no longer labouring under the delusion which was said to prevail that half the lawyer's fees go into the judge's pocket, an idea which is quite in accordance with Chinese usages, which this Government was careful to... ...extend to Gambling the Provisions of Sections 17 and 18 of the recent Registration Ordinance No 7 of 1866, whereby every Chinese Landlord whose tenant commits certain specified offences (among which are included those against the Gambling Ordinance No 14 of 18HH) is answerable in case the offender has absconded, though he may recover back the amount from the latter when found. The Gambling Ordinance (No 11 of 1844) is of itself quite sufficient to meet any case of Gambling which can be detected; but the practical difficulties in the way of detection which this Government had to contend with were such as undoubtedly to call for some new scheme of Legislation on that subject, and in that subject only; for the laws of Hongkong on the whole are very good. Among the early Ordinances we find here and there such startling provisions as that of Section 25 of No 10 of 1844 (still in force) whereby our courts may inflict Chinese punishment, but this is the only germ of Chinese Law which I know of; there may... ...be others. Page 284 appears three times at top, three times at bottom (though not shown here). The text is edited according to the rules provided, with corrections made for spelling, spacing, and some reordering for clarity while maintaining the original tone and content. becomes 283 5 haunt for they now constantly conduct their cases in person, no longer labouring under the delusion which was said to prevail that half the lawyer's fees go into the judge's pocket, an idea which is quite in accordance with Chinese usages, which this Government was careful to extend to Gambling the Provisions of Sections 17 and 18 of the recent Registration Ordinance No 7 of 1866, whereby every Chinese Landlord whose tenant commits certain specified offences (among which are included those against the Gambling Ordinance No 14 of 18HH) is answerable in case the offender has absconded, though he may recover back the amount from the latter when found. The Gambling Ordinance (No11 of 1844) is of itself quite sufficient to meet any case of Gambling which can be detected; but the practical difficulties in the way of detection which this Government had to contend with were such as undoubtedly to call for some new scheme of Legislation on that subject, and in that subject only; for the laws of Hongkong on the whole are very good. Among the early Ordinances we find here and there such startling provisions as that of Section 25 of No10 of 1844 (still in force) whereby our courts may inflict Chinese punishment, but this is the only germ of Chinese Law which I know of; there may be others.

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constantly conduct

their cases in person, no longer babering

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