CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 383

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expect that an attempt will shortly be made to sell in the Colony the tickets of a lottery shop

which is established at Macao.

I have, &c.,

(Signed) Cecil C. Smith,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

(True Copy)

(Signed)

Acting Colonial Secretary

Copy Duplicate Confidential

531

Police Department,

18th March, 1872.

I have the honor to report

Sir,

that since my last letter

no trace of any

Public Gaming

House has been discovered. Suspicion

was

directed against five houses

pointed out by a gentleman

connected with the press but

they

were

found not to be gaming

houses.

His Excellency

Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, K.C.M.G.,

Governor

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expect that an attempt will shortly be made to sell in the Colony the tickets of a lottery shop which is established at Macao. I have, &c., (Signed) Cecil C. Smith, Acting Colonial Secretary. (True Copy) (Signed) Acting Colonial Secretary Copy Duplicate Confidential 531 Police Department, 18th March, 1872. I have the honor to report Sir, that since my last letter no trace of any Public Gaming House has been discovered. Suspicion was directed against five houses pointed out by a gentleman connected with the press but they were found not to be gaming houses. His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, K.C.M.G., Governor
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expect that on attempt will shortly be made to sell in the Colony the tickets of a lottery shop which is established at Macao. I have, 4., (Signed) Cecil C. Smith, Acting ledenial Secretary. (True Copy) (Ime Acting Colonial Secretary Copy Duplicate Confidential 531 Volice Department, 18th March, 1872. I have the hover to report Sir, last letter that since my trace of any Public Gaming House has been discovered. Suspicion WAS directed against tive houses Gentleman a pointed out by commected with the press but they were gaming His Excellency found not to be hauses . Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, X. CM. Gr€13. Governor yo
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expect that on attempt will shortly be made to sell in the Colony the tickets of a lottery shop

which is established at Macao.

I have, 4.,

(Signed) Cecil C. Smith,

Acting ledenial Secretary.

(True Copy)

(Ime

Acting Colonial Secretary

Copy Duplicate Confidential

531

Volice Department,

18th March, 1872.

I have the hover to report

Sir,

last letter

that since my

trace of any

Public Gaming

House has been discovered. Suspicion

WAS

directed against tive houses Gentleman

a

pointed out by commected with the press but

they

were

gaming

His Excellency

found not to be

hauses .

Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, X. CM. Gr€13.

Governor

yo

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