CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 106

IMPORTANT DEPUTATION

THE ADMINISTRATOR.

In

would be so he district counted honest, espante

inced if thus were rain and starvation; men halterio w ami any oilers are ut puggestions, and we bound to grant the prov

tram, har in is not

ol in there street and in broad delight and grieved for the dupes and stehe steaders to bu ollatively arrested before his opinion to defects in the law.

Registrar General, who will then cause to contond in dealing with gambling, owing OF CHINESE MERCHANTS TO H. E. should have canaped the vigilant eyes of the row as their misery is reculled again to my

police or waldenen for so long a time. It mind. Lots of waith and Junor, nter they should have teas to escape. These dealing with an important subject like tha This inceping (15th), a deputation were

and in good should all or any of then be adopted, we General as to what steps cally horing about filly, consisting of the moet waleines knew and have dogs thor duty circumstances tuig crimsonale, kave shall feel it our duty to afford your Excel taken. I have not yet referred to him the Sporant Chinese merchants in the Colony, a more than news, in they would and vegabrala, fanedes which were once Jenny every support in our power. I est suport moutly received from the Captain! waited His Excellency, the Adauniunt get the offenders convicted. Not many united, happy and in filtence haing broken hasten to ile second subject, as 2 perceire Superintendent of Police, becquer shortly days ago, one of the head-watchmen er-up and redited to penury; these sad the 1 have occupied much tims wholy. It is after it was susit to me, I was informed that huter at Clovernment Offices, and operated a man who was caught in the street nauni quels to the Fist of gaudding. But of sy bothan I bure now to speak. I morial on the ue subject would be sensed to him certain evils which at paysor while actively engaged in condnesing To the oril does not even atop here, wid in

joel dunscious that this is a subject which presented in a few days by the Chinese, pervade Bis Colony. T'heun ovi'a huve 'bling On ha paro there was my intention to point out to your Excel- gives very delicate handling, strl it is on and I thought it Intter to wait ucil! I had found unmisbokable evidence of his crine leary the must atrocious stud deplorable that seront sue my serve of pun and goceived this dogument and considered it been growing with a rapidity which and the hed-washman had watched him plane of the evis resulting from disgust whenever the subject is apunched in conection with the Pelin report. I pericialy tunel in ovis, but in directly closely for senta time. The prisoner was abling I refer to the wretched cone that I desire to be excused from dwelling do not think that the police have no- Brought befoes a district reposton of u to which some of the Chinean women upon it at any length. That sty-brothergiseted their duty at all, because it is opposed to the slow, but surely founded alice, ale for reasons I hate to hire eduard and what intenso sufering sal de exist is a truth within the kucwledge of scen by the report that the Captis growth of good, That Sir Joka Poga and let the raisonar go vitloat bringing shame they have to enture through every one here present who form tas de Superintendent has sticaded to the matter. Hennessy was the great fra cause" him before a magistraz very member gambing. Speaking with all due zapest, publion. They are here, there and every the year 1879 a Commission was up of this we huow That Bis of the police feren we bive rasite to 1 cannot help thinking that the Chinese way, yet let no one think that beau pointed to enquire into the subject of alency (the Bon. W. H. Marsh) should believe a acquitted with the fact that ladies are the west belles of all huren they are amorous that they are easily ambling. do not know what Faa be- have reversed an order of the pracet gombling is daly being carried on beings; this makes the sin of these who vic to be discovered; whereas in truth they come of this Commission; in fact, I do ing Guverner, is only explained by before their very eyes and aloost evoryline them all the more Lateful, and it are not leated the diffentty connected not oran know the members of it: but agining that Mr Marel has instadions «hows; bar that it was generally known chores us as men to protect them as far will their detection is amoxics so I do ust think a Commission is meurerary tion fulle, to veron: to day we content out altogether mighty in the their destruction.

We shall deal with the ques; and you not por down and spots in en power front, the pitfalls which great that the whose duty it is to have deal with this question, as ad informa

bed flose hyrbines wratoles have praparse for uppressed may well and just piead Ition can be got frean the polite work the outwelves with giving a report of the pass to the limited power

A bave runarked

test the apparent Insk of success in dus Government (appluose); and I van asstee dealings. Present mois Excelicesy police, being wholly oudertale to deal with before, all the gobling wisties have not to any want of diaposition and energy the whole of the Chinese community that the Administrator (Hut, W. H. Marsh); the matist, on it right be owing solely to their own separate agante bora male and on the part of officials but eving the matter shall have my carest attentior, the Bon. F. Stewart, Cont: Semetry; sous other caused, I shall speak of this fanals, and three agents are generally poi-greatly to the difficulty of their detection. It and that I will not lose & moment in deal Bie Bou. Jamen Russull, Colonial Trosar-more fully her on. Lotine now proceed barn, flower-piters and fortune-tailers or respectable neighbourhood where private ing with it. With regard to the sly b er, and the Han, F. 1. Johron, and to give your Excellenes au faight inc people of such desemption, and who ou fancties reside they take up their positionibels I map way that 21 April or May last, Mesars Thong On. Chan Quan Fe. The rangement and working of some of neend of their saviorul employmouts have and keep up such a decout outward apear- a very short times after my rotuar to this Chow Toy Wei Yak, Ho Kai, Ng the secret gambling suneties in Honggong frequent fod y ace to the women. Leance to dely detection by an onlinary Colony, my attention was called to the sub- King Tang, Woo Nai Kin, Kan Yew The different forude or gambling that em through these apunts flext En Chiness ebsorver. Leaving out all question of jest by the Annual Report of the Coloniai Teng, Hit Wat Shan, Chan Yeak Faug, flourishing in Hongkong at this preach worach gothie, ara it is owing to their sumality they are by their very nature a Sorgeon, who repeated a very great increase Hin Ting, Yipigo are principally these known as far-a, diabodu ingenes that some of the tonale ring disgrace and fuisans to their weighan de unuber of these pluses caring the year Git Shan, Wong Peng. Sin Stek Tose, Lae L. Choi Yen Kow, are oured on party within docs and rained. Mart Chinese ladies are early generally revealed in for daye, though by the Acting Captain Superintendent of Chong Ko Shing, Chan Moi Chau party in who streets, but the last is gone pursuaded to vary their retired and touto how they mange to hoodwink the Pelice and the Registrar General, to whom Shirst, Lee Cheng Piv, Loe Bing, Hò Moe, ally condusted in hous. Lake Tas Fnnens life by a little excitement like gain police for mouths or years. I hare heard Faktooed enquiries on the subject. Yua Chang Chang, Pang Yisu, and others. The first; the way in which this is warted the, but ale! Hittle do they know when many Chinese gentlenum complaing of are no doubt aware that a Commissio Hon. J. Russell, introduced the deputation on is most interesting. A aber of pur- they on begin to gamble, they are inking having been obliged to remove their fumi was appointed to inquire into the question in u vow appropriate words.

sus, varging from 3 to

to 10 oz 20, join toge the rst tape forward on the road which from one place to quotler in order to of the working of tho Contagious Discusse uro Kei: May it losen your Ex thor, forming a sort of gambling secily, sada to their a rin. Like all other having an unpleasant peighbours. Ordinances, and the kindred subjecks of cellenes have the bands to address yea They lock theic attices and assign to each vices, gambling na ita own surements It is high tune that this sort of unlicensed brethet slavery, rud alg brothels, and this us behalf of a large number of infinuarial à particular Bunction. Nemig all the one and faciation, and thus it is its votarica vies should he put out ui existens, and Commission, as know, presented a very Chinese merchants and residents of this bets of the society have private residences per stay will tear saoney is all spent sad that car porceful inhabitants of this Colmy folummous repeat, which was sert home to Colony ou Gevaralitustars of considertale which serve in turn the place of private nest-substance is lost. Even here the pen is ronid have no mers uuisante of the kind the Story of State. After careful consi importancemaster which newly concerning of bosoney whichizoheld periodically, careentary, and serve to fund time to put up with. The mean for their superation of the whole subijout the Secretary the wellom or houour of a large portion of They employ a gat beraber of persons to the watched ls to cast about them! Teesion are not difficult to find, few of Blate wat instructions to this Cr Her Majesty's loyal subje za Bongkang both als und female, generally fastune for cons to outing her upcontable, ausive and trusty detaires and substitu varnment to prepare new law and

Wenen who are groen gemb- then u imprisonment with hard labour towerd it boule for his approval. The grave pature of the subjects I lead lex, peliars and fwersellers, who go care. te desi wish will be a xalhaisot esc030 it from bose ty house to inqyes men and; zars oftac tenable their friends with spili eradicating them fron this part of the world. ; ingly and sent home in Derolie Wst: i

end of porniny flow will soon suocerlin dhaft Grintos was 1pered anuz?- my addressing you at sore sugth, and I wogen, esposal the latter, to tag their cations for lux ander various pratenine, st Your Rxcellency, who has always | Juch at the game. Every one of these but no mums of money is sufficient for taker zu deep interest in the promotion emisuries in armed with i skeet of paper shoir puruan. Friends got tired of lending our attention in the daily innrising uni Sir Geveyn Bowen will come out with in- of the happiness and dancement of the containing thirty-air charactars and many and debts an overse, still their pussin sauce and obstruction of thoroughfare stractions to es un citusuce which will Chine community in this Colony, will, ougies of 4 dopgorel torponed by sue for gambling continues. All that we caused by hawkers in the streets. This cuable the Guvernsent to deci, more eifen. for the Lame reason, give are a patient hear; briliwal genion of the Rolety." This to them is to raise the necessary hods on iron, I feel suns, is widely felt by toally with the subject. The macle of the ing. It will be my endeavour mod to weary oggeral is intended to he kind of sale,thair Semetery, apparel and articles of many rexitonte in this Colony, rud will, correspondence on thir question has been you with any superinus remarks, but is supposed, it rightly interpreted furniture, some of which may be gifts from venue, be the consien of auch leis before the Bus of Commons. I have has ist und seines a manner as I am to guide the stateyata vintims to foreteli parente, husband or file. Thus it complaint and periga suther public only been supplied with a Emited munkar able 3 stal state the facts to which 3 wish without fail what is the rest winning comes to pass that many valuable articles putation to your Excellency sath of cores and canot give you one, but I can respectfully to draw your attention. At character, so as to hy a hoary hot on it pass cheaply is the bride of pas hackers, as the present one. Of covers one of and you a copy of Lord Kimberley's death the untect, it is condary for muta me But molly it is no guide at all. The dog This sort of thing not subtime longer egge tie praw follover means of live-containing the instructions to pass lite now Half clearly understood on two points. gerel is to obserue all together, and is without the ranger of discovery. It fred, will we canoet wee why people he. In one of his despatches le Lordship Fastly, that what I en abset to express is also as big as a Dolphin Carle, quently happens that a frativa! takes are, should render their occupation & brious writes: "I view with such satisfaction this ut roly my own expertence and scale that it might point to any of the 16 charso when every inly in arpened to hare on her inconvenience to their fellow-texusmen.alegas taken by the respectable Chimes to mens, but that of a large portion of the that it or side than sveista test ornments and recar, stractive the ama shopkeepers who have to pay efforts to deal with this evil." The Secretary Besides we must not forget the interest of co-operate with the Government in their reputable Chano Merchants are the botter. Still it serves to excite the made. But if they are already gone, how dents, red 1,100 of whom have tebe and imagination of the dupa, and to replace them is the all-absorbing problema already afixed chair açaía aut signatures to it and as al unosu te ses sordist cupies pay a rast, this difficulty » petition, whiol lus buat greented to Chinese teanales sitting for hours aprikos is seriously solved covering in the scmper you through the Registrar decores, and in alor de gui an the right character ty ment and character of the individual when which treats on the sine after which we mutual help and discussion. The strong it concerns. A small minority would make nos desire again to bring ander your notice indusement held at to the gamblers a clean-breast of is top whalesin Crufcasion, umre fully aut publicly. Semilly, that that if the laracter they have fland upon but a great majority prefer not to publish Whatever obervavione And 1 before-haul shot tur nut to be the one their own shade and slave to proserry tion and do your allerwort for the good of that a similar “en-oparation would be car

Cita Clog Pho, Fica Sann, | Pak-kog-piu, and Fan- The frat two morbers of the community are hopainasiz! bours to whom their true character is reported on. This requirt are cornbited

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we may here

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It conclusiva, permit zu bridle to direct and have so done that the new Governor

heavy reble and taxes simply to be out of State has ala cafted attemin to another Carpeted in their own live of businers by point, and that is that the Fulica aid pat heir brethren of the sirget. I have to operate with Le Registrar General's auk your Excellera for the patient department in connection with the working hearing you have given me, and I feel you of the Contagione Disensas Act. He point fident that efter feraiving this deputationed cut how the work was carried get in you will well consider the matters in ques-Singapore, and in my instructions trusted

the Chinese community at large raiding in ried out in your Colony." It is no fault

Me Wei Yok; I wish to draw your Ex-

Mr Hu Kui so aloquently express it,

almonid en-operase, and thesa instructions tendont of Pelice for his observations. They hare tean retoried to the Captain Saporin- will probably be finally settico is the Exe- cutive Connoit aome day this week. With

and 1 ans aure I can say nothing wore which Suretary of State without any formal in-

would make your Excellency give it a structions or any instructions at all, and I

may have to make or express in the user by the Society, then they would get their seret to the very lust. They succeed one of a speth, I wish your from the rooiety 30 times the alan of tauir sostres hat at a terrible out, in opf. Hongkong.

of the police that there was no co-opar- colecy to bake them at their own worth, atakus, that is to say, if the stake be Bi pat

ant the a great

won hithert. They were told before And na being mula without the sightest

then the Society will pay them 30. destroyers of life they are in the collency's attention te zocument which that i was not desirable they should feeling seen say partiler person or per- The Faious agents of theez societies under bunda of desperate men; to us of these has been Issued against the depolation, interfere with the werking of the Ast, and 20129. With the prefatory marbs I shall protext of business will penetrats every poor women they are often welcomed her The matter is be gross to alior ale hand-cordingly they received insircetions to pretsed to the fragariaat unclers, we wish house and stop to get propic to stake a best friende, since they at once put her outing you a translation. At will show what that Fort Draft hateneticus have GOW to aubmit to your constatation. The first langs or small amount a dute ur more r of the reach of much very wad screen indenes is brought bar on the Chinese been prepared by the Registrar General, of thesis gambling, at at which is still the 6 characters and collout the money.hes from the danger of exposure and shume. Connauity (Mr Wei Yuh headed in the inhuating the mode in which the Fuline i vin in this Galong in spite of all the Th. When much of these agents les fushed his fut death is terrible to most, thngh it document). finances which have been passed to its out, we reticus to rue quiet locality may be sweat to a fer. therefore it is the The Fla. . B. Jolasen: Who was cppression. That guany el exists in 20 niso out a clover states in the last resurss of the westchrom. A wond az Saturday to accompany this dep Hongkong in oa forca of sundier, and amount of money he bea ravived, what who has lost all by gumbling would naturally

not lite years it has been largely chartera hare en stako apn and what first eploy some often means to save her with the request, buse I believe it is 20 regard to the evil of sly brothels, I have

tation, I felt great pleasure in complying the increase and a post serious is the rate of the stoke upor cash. This soll. But what racuns are within the coach day, not as a nober of the Legislative had put in my hande a retos by the Re propelions, and that the existing law deus, at the appoiied fire be repairs to of a Chinese lady whereby to notato Two Commeil bei as a residurt in this Calony, to is wholly induquase to deal with the the renderous as prints wranged, doy Unfortunately there in one unless show every possible sympathy which i can oftendere, are feets which are weli kuown which is generally a hys-tree or late last would perhaps tread the path of infamy express for a movement which brought of his depertinent since April. These gistrar Geveral of the number of suspected houses which have been visited by the oflis and apperent by wat die kraj zosnul the Chiussa quarters. Here be malets one and disheve. This may have done and together so important al infiucatial ile

Almost every afront and lane in of the torre to whom he hands in his shute generally with the sountrace and half putation from the Chinese Courounity as have wondered 240; she occupants of 112] The Old quarters in the sette of this meet, and then perhaps he leaves further their worst enemics, the gambling agents we have love ly. I can quite auce, if wale wammed, and 13 have bien dechurad; Dilanous preciteo. We read ant now es as another officer to whom he shall no longer dwell upon as malerebis the invest had been more widely The affect of a second declaration is that

none have yet been declared u nacond time. [ formerly enter houses before we cat apon delivers the money. I may here point out a topic, but enquire at cree into the aes known among the oropests Cemnity, the gamblers' dens, but in the open stresis that this ingenione argetuent is a which have carbiel public gambling that I should have hoe supported here gistrar tenoral's interference in this matter the houm in clusel. The fond of the Ro- we sand often warte cumillus spectators of lover precantion against the possibility and swindling to continue for long to-day by many more of the residents has been to drive these girls from sly bro sce which our heart with lisgunta unghie. The offer who receives amongst us without any penthes this Colony. guested to år Ho Kai thels to registered beas, or altogether away and ablarrenca. What are the reasons this anoney taken good card not to or supprewing. This, in my opinion, in that he should nak the official members from the Coinny. Regarding the last subject which caused gazebling to be conducted the rebot him whereby the of great importance, for it is ani, in of the Legislative Council to attend, along to which you referret, the obstruction in the sumis in the streets instead of within ones in a possession way be counted know the disease is if the cure. I think with other residents, but it appons that strecta y wlers and others, I have been for, and the after wuse business it to the use are those. The insaticiency in dit oot allow of this being done. I The parties to be thousanti. It is safe take charge of the statements resolves that of the existing law to oud wible blue evit and knew at a very strong feeding have beco aware that it has been a great unterpro for for those who are argaged in this notariens if he should be cuptured, the money at all the light punishment provided for offendera.

xpressed on thesetters by, the referred to by Mr Chadwick in his report, some time pass, and the éuhjeet is specialty besinees to contact their iniquitous opera-wrents should not be taken with Sie, so 2. The great ingoralty and arvtulot of Chinese Commearity before I lined spice of which were wont to see by the tions in the streets. Tua house, they ronths if he be abis to recupe by a lo he the rogues who are engaged in theen nufa- a manner confined a lego maiter of might be at the more free to take somerious cuterprises heing such as to veuter persons gathered together in a corvinod and esterne la just picked up tie their capture and conviction oseting fasd I spot will sooner or late, atsiset alton Papera in his posedon in the street aditicult 3. The extreme reliesuse and tisnavs notice, and if information vergiven howing what they wore, de, & When backyarduuse of those who have been made Ho Ke that he is sent difficulty of coolingly telegraphed home, and was inore favourable opinion, but I sul to Mr was doubt where 1 should get on this Tapout ne omne, na 1 imve been urged to do, to the police, the latter eat at ore make all the papers and mothy bave been collect the vinti and the rave of their fries dealing with evils so acts, although I was infuzmed in reply that instructions were on a descent upon them and effect a captaeud, a duird ofboer appears on the roote on the subject. We so understand this curtain overy consideration wald fe giren their way. Perhaps ay may arrive whereas in the streur they could chaty bolding a mall money tox muls of pores-ve-tily to sarae extent; au one likes to ex- their quarters from Gay day, antit discover-lain within this bos, there is a slip of papose his own weakiwa ur the indivity of ward. We have a very large and influen-ly bitterte had one formal complaint of to every proposal which might be put or by next meil. In the meantice I have on- ed could muita goud their canape by mingling par with the chen character written on it his friends, or dous to desire to institute til aumber of Chose here totes, and the nuisance caused by these costauctions, and with the end. Endy, Farhaps the main big letters. This other proceeds publie pretion which may involve te influence which prevent Chinos from that referred to a portion of the heen's ress in that by all the struga nak open the manar box and ex-use trouble and pecuniary expense. Je taking an interest in public affairs a very Bond near the Naval Yard. I set their femy, the gamoisa kawibit the ship of paper at odically edes tunet of the duros as either helpless clearly slowa by the docucout which has dars therefore that they should, after ter tary couió efetunily evade the public yem- proulaitza the wiching charact Af women or strangers in the Colony s do bom dd bafore yout Exceliney.

ing amendment rudiannon of 1876, at the various agents a diapers, euch not know how to get their hytrayers

day nice, clear out of this place. (Ap- ordinance only enacts that many person who going his own way and thus porta to his puriahad. Moreover, witnesses and proofs. Mr Ho Amoi, who so rather imperfectly plause.) shall keep any house, room, of place, best, different customers on their good or illukave very difficult to procure in over of this hot, said it he thought if the police Mz Ho Kal: I enly exprcas, vessal or any place on land or water, for The different pronssues I have just describ. nature. Frequently the victive is the only table playing or gambling, or shall paid as uccurring in the streets are conducted aitress of the evils purtired aror himself any person to play within each house, room, such state order and precisior that and to corrohomadre evidares can be a bost, reased, or any phron un land or water the whole sarmaly pies more then ained. 4. The apparent iridity of the as farewald shall forfaits mom not exceed minutes. As to Pak-kop-pin somewhat Polics to grupie with the diitiulty. Why jugoso hundred dolbus conviction thereof similar aangements are adopted, but I this should be so has water teen satisfacto in a summary manner" (see Sect. 4.) Then green will not allow me to enter upon frily secopated for. Is it possible at they Sect. 3 goes on to say that way person who a fuzier explanation of that. With regued age bdital to facts a patent to the ret of their shat use, fact, or be ind within sucht Fan-te the modus operandi has not follow-colonists If or in the hood-winking mes, I am very glad to receive such a large house, ruout, bont, vessel or any place on loud or water as afraid shad forteit a sum not exceeding $50 on conviction thereof inary ander. Hot, as one can wasily cheere, if any one were arrested in the strest for gambling and undoubted which combine gambling" with aubmit to Your Excellency's conaisteration of interest, sad I must say a great des evidence be prodnoceni to show that he has great deal of winding These swinds these bave been fully detailed in the petiof pain, th the statement which has been in big oral possession instrancata foring and gambling des A scattered son water te different heads, I shall only one by Mrs King to the Lath win gambling and that he was personally engaged all over this Colony: cne way peot with make a few general remarks up then is done, by gabing and sly brothels an ganhing shortly before his arrest, still the crywho in the respectable a wall Unquestionably there is vegans need for Buth of these subjects have angped the he could not be brought within the mowing as in the low parts of this China for new order to be passed containing attention of the Government for socht time of this Ordinance. I venture to think that it These den have the sweats staffe and ample provisions so as to take it dangerous past. Ouly but week, and before I knew of is within your Excellenes's collection that years, and their object 4 to imisor people and impracticable for gambling to be carried this depatition, I had record from the about two or three months ago a man was lad to enter their ablishments by crafty, under whatever gains and in whatever Captaia Superintendent of Police his usual up beau ene of the Pobce Magistrates, and means and helling out bright prespects place, whether in the open street or else quarterly vitims of the number of charged with being consented in particular į of gain. Once a porfull echoes one at Succe where. The power of the pots should be bling oween which had been done will by kind of purebling kan na fak-top-nin, houses, he is lost, for they will at at augnircial and enlargent so na bo most every the Policy, and calling at the same trar and boteze the prodaction of the most nothing to gaits sherrel. Tea heavily exigency of the oase. Detectives of un- the attention of thuvernarent to what he vincing evidence of the prisoner's guilt, the dingge medicated tobacco audruch Eestis. donbed hours and capacity should be considered to be the unsaiinfactory state of Magistrate convicted lure nuder the pro-devices as mesne by which their pass onployed and duly protected. A just the existing low on the cubject. The total visions of the Urdinance, but the case transcoasionally carried out. Their assydom of punishment and remad should number of tras dealt with by the Poles in appealed to the Supreme Court, and before are innumerable, and prangers to this he initial, so that offenders may not that period was 18; the total number of the Fall Coact it was hold that the said any are their special proT. The de-secapo merely with a pecuniary fine, which printers charged was 163 males, and 4 prisoner having her perested in the open world tasud, he but the they can way pay out of theis ill-gotten formars; rinber of persons cavicted or could not be wid tu kaep any bore truly laurdable. This bads me to gains, but that should be imprianned with bound over 115 males and 2 fermates; non- or plans for gambling, and that the clay potsen of the Chanan imunity in so that every member of the police or males. This shows that the Captain Bapse. touch biafly upon the evils reediting to a hard labour or even get a sound Dogging, ber of perana diacharged, 45 sales and 2, Magistrata bud no power to convict then. The man was dacharged, and we can well Hongkong for the buneful infoses detective force may be stimated and nintendout hus het been neglecting the mat- imagine, the rejoicing ang is fraternity of gambling, and the existence of thecouraged to extra vigilance and exertion. her. This is not the first notaion on which

Their Tecta for onl his release Bat it may best strange to swindling houses.

Victims should be encouraged and invited the Capuin Soperiutaudent of Folien has

sitover the sane tanagement us was in une fermerly is now adaptor, cudy in a hers secret maner. In connection with miting, I beg to draw your Excellency attention to the existence of ano gan bites

would exert their minds a litle there had half of the member of the deputation, eur wore in conjunction with the Registrar thanks for your Excellency's kindness in General, the evita carplained of would he casaly suppressed. (ie tanked Mr John receiving us today, and I am sure every abo of us believes that the matter will have son for his prance, and was glad that the your Excelleney's Favonaise cuileration.

aller had been brought to His Excel (Applante)

ape atention.

His Excellency Mr flo Kai and gentie-

the public servants another elenco to be and intuential depletion of Chinese, an kid to be econut of the garablers and to have the opportunity of learning from

indiersi Tare now to the mawares for you personally your views on the importantį the suppression and prevention of gambling enhjets which you are brought to my and sending, which we woult humbly tec. I have listened with a great dea

some persons that public grabling conduct. are immense, and I cannot help feeling sorry to lay their complainte freely before the reported the diffinities with which he had

The deputation then withdrew,

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