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Police Report of last week. It relates to a prisoner named Chan. On whose case was included in the statistics of Deportation of last year, referred to in my despatch No. 3 of the 28th of July.

2. According to the general system here, for his first offence, in 1874, he got a short imprisonment and a flogging. For his second offence another short imprisonment and two floggings. For his third offence he was imprisoned, and then deported July 1876. For his fourth Offence, returning from deportation, he was sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve months with hard labour; but when half his sentence had expired he was branded and again deported in February 1877.

3. Hei's fifth offence, for which he will now have to be tried, is having again returned from deportation.

4. The history of this prisoner, (which is by no means an uncommon one) shows the want of a Government Reformatory. He was first committed to Hongkong Gaol as a juvenile offender. His second committal was also as a juvenile Offender.

Hei's speedy return ...

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476 Police Report of last week. It relates to a prisoner named Chan. On whose case was included in the statistics of Deportation of last year, referred to in my despatch No. 3 of the 28th of July. 2. According to the general system here, for his first offence, in 1874, he got a short imprisonment and a flogging. For his second offence another short imprisonment and two floggings. For his third offence he was imprisoned, and then deported July 1876. For his fourth Offence, returning from deportation, he was sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve months with hard labour; but when half his sentence had expired he was branded and again deported in February 1877. 3. Hei's fifth offence, for which he will now have to be tried, is having again returned from deportation. 4. The history of this prisoner, (which is by no means an uncommon one) shows the want of a Government Reformatory. He was first committed to Hongkong Gaol as a juvenile offender. His second committal was also as a juvenile Offender. Hei's speedy return ...
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476

Police Report of last week. It relates to

a

prisoner named Chan. On whose

case was included in the statisties

of Deportation of last

year, referred to in

year

and this

in my despatch

No7 3 of the 28th of July.

2.

According to the...

general system here, for his first offence, in 1874, he got a short... imprisonment and a flogging. For his second offence another short.__ imprisonment and two floggings. For his third offence he was imprisoned, and then deported July 1876. For his fourth Offence. returning from deportation. he was sentenced to be imprisoned for _~_

again

in

u

autapet pen

twelve months with hard labour;

only

but when half his sentence had expired he was branded and again deported in February 1877.

Hei's fifth offence, for

3.

which he will now have to be tried,

returned from

is having again

deportation

4.

The history of this

no means an

- prisoner, ( which is by

uncommon one) shows the want

of a Government Reformatory. He was first committed to Hongkong Gaol

as a

juvenile offender. His second

committal was also as a

Offender

مجھے

juvenile.

Hei's speedy return a "

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