CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 337

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8:53

3359

quarterly

which

in the City of Victoria, transferable.

passes are

It is not at all difficult, therefore, for persons belonging to the criminal classes to obtain possession of night passes, in which case the Police cannot interfere with them, unless they are found committing a crime in the act of ...

It may also be remembered that at the time of the riots in October, 1884, the Government thought it necessary to take possession of a large quantity of arms exposed for sale in the shops of Chinese in the part of the City, where the most turbulent characters reside, and it came out afterwards that a much larger quantity in the possession of Chinese wholesale dealers had been placed by them for safety in the stores of some large European Firms, as they shared the apprehensions entertained by the Government that they might perhaps be seized by the

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8:53 3359 quarterly which in the City of Victoria, transferable. passes are It is not at all difficult, therefore, for persons belonging to the criminal classes to obtain possession of night passes, in which case the Police cannot interfere with them, unless they are found committing a crime in the act of ... It may also be remembered that at the time of the riots in October, 1884, the Government thought it necessary to take possession of a large quantity of arms exposed for sale in the shops of Chinese in the part of the City, where the most turbulent characters reside, and it came out afterwards that a much larger quantity in the possession of Chinese wholesale dealers had been placed by them for safety in the stores of some large European Firms, as they shared the apprehensions entertained by the Government that they might perhaps be seized by the
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8:53 3359 quarterly which in the City of Victoria, transferable. passes are It is not at all difficult, therefore, for persons belonging to the criminal classes to obtain -possession of night passes, in which ease the Police cannot interfere with them, unless they are found committing مجھ in the act of a crime. It may they be remembered of the riots also that at the time in October, 1884, the Government it neee. thought it ecessary to take possession -possession of a large-quantity of arms ex exposed for sale in the shops of Chinese in the part of the City, where the most turbulent characters reside, and it came out afterwards that a much larger quantity in the possession! the of Chinese wholesale dealers had been placed by them for safety in the stores of some of large European Firms, as they shared the apprehensions entertained. by the Government that they- might perhaps be seized by the
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8:53

3359

quarterly

which

in the City of Victoria, transferable.

passes are

It is not at all difficult, therefore, for persons belonging to the criminal classes to obtain

-possession of night passes, in which ease the Police cannot interfere with them, unless they

are

found

committing

مجھ

in the act of

a crime.

It may

they

be remembered

of

the riots

also that at the time

in October, 1884, the Government

it neee.

thought it

ecessary

to take

possession

-possession of a large-quantity of

arms ex

exposed for

sale in the

shops of Chinese in the part of

the City, where the most turbulent

characters reside, and it came out afterwards that a much — larger quantity

in the possession!

the

of Chinese wholesale dealers had been placed by them for safety in the stores of some of large European Firms, as they shared the apprehensions entertained. by the Government that they- might perhaps be seized by

the

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