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dealt with in Hougtong. Aluding

to the direction. I gave

the Phice

Melagistrate á cend all old offenders

ceux

convicted of crevious felonies to the Surreme Court, the "Strait Times"

says:

The succes of the present system in Angstons of dealing with old Offenders has been amuséy demonstrated. The example of Singarose, however, might perhaps be followed with advantage

in defining "crimes

for previous convictions are

to be proved.

which

du Hong Kong the most paltry offences against oder merely, such, for

mstance

AA

Causing

an obstruction

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"

"

Sabruction, a hawking without a

license are

charged against prisoners

Aus

previous convictions,

A Cource

which must neceparily be rather

embarraping, then neefal, sinc

euch convictions do not necesarity

love a man

Criminal."

2.

to be a hardened

As this Article may

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be read in the Colonial Office, I sentime to point out that the writer is mistaken in Khinkine that such offences as hawthing charged sgainst

without a license

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prisoners in Hong Kong

as cridence of

their beine old offenders. The Statute

Brook of Hong Kong it is true bristles

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