CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 412

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Without case grease as is generally, the creaking made by them can only be described as horrible. They pass along the streets in long files, and can be heard coming and going for a very long distance. The same subsection is also intended to obviate the practice of the Chinese of dragging vehicles heavily laden with timber or other materials up and down the hilly streets of the town, with ropes of very insufficient strength. Accidents of a serious character have more than once resulted from the breaking of these ropes and from the vehicles escaping down steep places.

Subsection (6) was inserted to amend subsection (13) of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845. I need hardly say that the lighting of crackers and other fireworks in the streets is one of the most favourite of Chinese amusements; but in cases which have been prosecuted under that Ordinance, the Police Magistrates have put such an interpretation on the words "damage or danger to any person" as to prevent the Ordinance working beneficially for the protection to the public.

It is hoped that the present legislature will mitigate the nuisance caused by the lighting of crackers...

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Without case grease as is generally, the creaking made by them can only be described as horrible. They pass along the streets in long files, and can be heard coming and going for a very long distance. The same subsection is also intended to obviate the practice of the Chinese of dragging vehicles heavily laden with timber or other materials up and down the hilly streets of the town, with ropes of very insufficient strength. Accidents of a serious character have more than once resulted from the breaking of these ropes and from the vehicles escaping down steep places. Subsection (6) was inserted to amend subsection (13) of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845. I need hardly say that the lighting of crackers and other fireworks in the streets is one of the most favourite of Chinese amusements; but in cases which have been prosecuted under that Ordinance, the Police Magistrates have put such an interpretation on the words "damage or danger to any person" as to prevent the Ordinance working beneficially for the protection to the public. It is hoped that the present legislature will mitigate the nuisance caused by the lighting of crackers...
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without Case grease as is generally the the creaking made by them only be described us horrible. They pass along the streets in long- Can files, and and can be heard in co Coming going for a very long distances The same subsection is also intended to obviate the practice of the Chinese of dragging vehicles heavily laden with timber or other materials up and down the hilly streets of the town, with ropes of very. sufficient strength. Accidents of a serious character have more than once resulted fron the breaking of these rapes and from the vehicles escaping down steep places. Subscation (6) 4:0 was inserted to amend subseation (13) of Seation 2. of Ordinonov No 14 of 1845. I need hardly very that the lighting of crackers and other fireworks in the Streets is one of the most favourite of Chinese Amusements ; but in cases which have been prosecuted under that Ordinance the Police Magistrates have put, such an put 0-14 interpretation the works damage or dangar of any person, as to prevent the Ordinance working beneficially protection to the public. It is -hoped that the present legislature will mitigate the nu suaking the mece by lighting of a
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the breaking of these rapes and from the vehicles escaping down steep places.

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was inserted to

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