CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 377

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3. Law in fact almost inclined to infer from the success within attending the Experiment of separating the Police from all action taken to suppress gaming that the latter formerly thrived principally from the direct Countenance and support which it derived from the Police employed to suppress it, and secondly from the facility with which the Chinese could purchase an apparent visible protection when violating the law. This it was which most encouraged them to make the attempt; and in this way both the Police and the Chinese had mutual inducements which on each side tended rather to the extension than the suppression of gambling.

4. I cannot in any case regret my temporary return to Hongkong as besides working much kindly sympathy from all nationalities of the Community for my efforts

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Success the wishes of Her Majesty's Government no less than of unsparing suppressing gout, and in doing so by a system which excludes the Police from all temptation, and gives hope that the days of former Corruption of the Force are passed, never to return. 3. Law in fact almost inclined to infer from the success within attending the Experiment of separating the Police from all action taken to suppress gaming that the latter formerly thrived principally from the direct Countenance and support which it derived from the Police employed to suppress it, and secondly from the facility with which the Chinese could purchase an apparent visible protection when violating the law. This it was which most encouraged them to make the attempt; and in this way both the Police and the Chinese had mutual inducements which on each side tended rather to the extension than the suppression of gambling. 4. I cannot in any case regret my temporary return to Hongkong as besides working much kindly sympathy from all nationalities of the Community for my efforts

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во Success the wishes of Her Majecto Government nolres than of unportf suppressing gout, and in doing so by a system which excludes ther Police from all temptation, and gives hope that the days of former Corruption of the Force are passed_ never to return. 3. Lawn in fact almost in- clined to rifer from the success withints attending the Experiment of separating the Police from all action taken to suppress gauthing that the latter formerly therove principally from the direct Countenance and dupporte which it derived from the Police Employed to supposes it, $75 it, and secondly from the facility with which the Chinese could purchase an apparent visible protection when violating the law. This it was which most ancouraged them to make the attempt; and in this way bother Au Police and the Chinese had mutual inducemento which on sack side tended rather to the Axtension than the suppressin- of gambling 4. I cannot in any case regreta. my temporary return tottangkang as besides working much kindly sympathy from all nationalitie of the Comm -unity for my efforts

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Success the wishes of Her Majecto Government nolres than of unportf suppressing gout, and in doing so by a system which excludes ther Police from all temptation, and gives hope that the days of former Corruption of the Force are passed_ never to return.

3. Lawn in fact almost in- clined to rifer from the success withints attending the Experiment of separating the Police from all action taken to suppress gauthing that the latter formerly therove principally from the direct Countenance and dupporte which it derived from the Police

Employed to supposes it,

$75

it, and

secondly from the facility with which the Chinese could purchase

an apparent visible protection when violating the law. This it was which most ancouraged them to make the attempt; and in this way

bother Au Police and the Chinese had mutual inducemento which

on sack side tended rather

to the Axtension than the suppressin-

of gambling

4. I cannot in

any

case regreta. my temporary return tottangkang as besides working much kindly sympathy from all nationalitie of the Comm

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