CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 106

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104 members. I shall avail myself of this expression of opinion to see whether the Services of the Sergeant Interpreters cannot be more fully utilized, a lack of accommodation has been a great difficulty. The value of the recollections of the Colonial Treasurer is rather minimised by the fact that he was Coroner in 1871, fifty years ago; it is odd that if this alleged ignorance of duty was so, that for years no complaint has reached us from any Magistrate or Coroner, nor that it have been noticeable in the way in Court. Yet, not a single supporting evidence is cited by the Committee. At the same time, I think I have the right, under the circumstances, to express the hope that the Government will assist us to raise the Chinese in Hong Kong to a higher moral standing by abrogating the order that the Chinese are to be let alone and allowed to gamble in peace, except in notorious cases, and that they will do away with the streak of brothels licensed by the Registrar General, which, though not examined under the Contagious Disease Ordinance, exist for the corruption of the people and the furnishing of places of resort for the Dangerous Classes.

22. But the grave practical difficulty with regard to the adoption of any other course than the one now adopted in the conduct of cases, viz., the

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40. Bl 104 members. I shall avail myself of this expression of opinion to see whether the Services of the Sergeant Interpreters cannot be more fully utilized, a lack of accommodation has been a great difficulty. The value of the recollections of the Colonial Treasurer is rather minimised by the fact that he was Coroner in 1871, fifty years ago; it is odd that if this alleged ignorance of duty was so, that for years no complaint has reached us from any Magistrate or Coroner, nor that it have been noticeable in the way in Court. Yet, not a single supporting evidence is cited by the Committee. At the same time, I think I have the right, under the circumstances, to express the hope that the Government will assist us to raise the Chinese in Hong Kong to a higher moral standing by abrogating the order that the Chinese are to be let alone and allowed to gamble in peace, except in notorious cases, and that they will do away with the streak of brothels licensed by the Registrar General, which, though not examined under the Contagious Disease Ordinance, exist for the corruption of the people and the furnishing of places of resort for the Dangerous Classes. 22. But the grave practical difficulty with regard to the adoption of any other course than the one now adopted in the conduct of cases, viz., the
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members. Ishall avail unself of this expression of opicion to see whether the Services of the Sergeant Interpreters cannot be more fucely utilized, Ꮽ fecir

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years

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from any ollagistrate or Coroner,

trot

that it have been noticeable in the

the Police

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single

supporting this contention is cited by

The Comer wittee. At the same trove

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the circumstation to express the hope

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thout the Governcuent

the raining of the Chinese Lo kongs higher moral standing by

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abrogating the order that the Chincee

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gamble in peace, except in notorious cases, and that they will do with the streck of brothels licensed by the Registrar General, which,

the

inuatos are not examined under the

Contagious Disease Ordinance, exict

for

the corruption of the people and the ferrnishing of places of resort for the Dangerous Classes.

22.

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grave practical

to the adoption

: difficulty with regard

of any

other, than the course now

adopted in the conduct of cases, viz.

the

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