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Uctions to the 5th Instant. -

5. Those Reports

are extremely

interesiting, as illuritacting the puzzles, and imbanaker attitude of the Gambling portion of the Chinese population, al the sudden revocation of the Licenses and the

announcement that, exapt for suppresion of Stuce bambing,

(which would be necesary in any Base

if it were

only

مگر

prevent obtrictio

are do

of the thoroughfares the Police

Conger investic with any special authority

Gamblers, and that the right is creat into and suppres Gaming

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Houses is valid in the Dead of the Police aux the Puegistrar General alone supported by a small but efficient

Inclosure 8.3.

body of Chinere detectives..

3. In Mo Smith's Report of the

5* distant, he encloses translation of

A

Proclamation, which I ordered to be

prepared and extensively posted in Chinese characters. That Proclamation

annanuCCI

frankly the position of the

A

Police at present in reference to, the Gamblers, and renders hopeless the

formation of a league or understanding between the two

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as in former times.

4. I have

I have good

good reason

for thinking

that the fact (some which thure

seems little soube) of the Licenser

Houses being closed for 16 days without

Gaming House being opened,

one

arises from the insecure

feeling