CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 342

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They come over here because they would be arrested if they remained in their own country, or because the laws of the Colony are so lenient compared to those of China, that they do not dread their application. They are mostly bound by rules of the Triad or other Secret Societies to combine together for mutual defence against Government prosecutions. They intimidate witnesses, and have severely assaulted and in some cases, killed persons who have given information against them. There are persons who can now lawfully carry ... provided that they have in their possession Night Passes. Occasionally, when I have banished some of the Ringleaders of the Triad Society, there has been consternation amongst their ranks, but it is of short duration, when they see that banishment is not followed up by stronger measures.

Their confidence becomes consequently greater.

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340 They come over here because they would be arrested if they remained in their own country, or because the laws of the Colony are so lenient compared to those of China, that they do not dread their application. They are mostly bound by rules of the Triad or other Secret Societies to combine together for mutual defence against Government prosecutions. They intimidate witnesses, and have severely assaulted and in some cases, killed persons who have given information against them. There are persons who can now lawfully carry ... provided that they have in their possession Night Passes. Occasionally, when I have banished some of the Ringleaders of the Triad Society, there has been consternation amongst their ranks, but it is of short duration, when they see that banishment is not followed up by stronger measures. Their confidence becomes consequently greater. 12.
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18 19 340 They come over here because they would be arrested if they remained in their own country or because the laws of the Colony are so lenient compared to - those of China, that they do not dread their application. They bound by. by rules mostly of the are Triad or other Secret Societies to combine together for mutual defence against Government, prosecutions. They intimidate witnesses, and have severely assaulted and in some cases, killed Killed persons who have given information against them. There persons arnd s Can-Now- lawfully carry provided that they have in their possession Night Passes. Occasionally, when I have banished some of the Ringleaders. of the Triad Society, there has been consternation amongst their ranks, but it is of short duration, when they see that banishment is not followed up by stronger measures. Their confidence becomes. consequently greater. 12.
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They

come over here because

they would be arrested if they

remained in their own

country

or because the laws of the Colony are so lenient compared to - those of China, that they do not dread their application. They

bound by.

by rules

mostly

of

the

are

Triad or other Secret Societies to

combine together for mutual defence against Government, prosecutions. They intimidate witnesses, and have severely

assaulted and in some cases, killed

Killed persons who have given

information against them. There

persons

arnd

s Can-Now-

lawfully carry

provided that they have in their possession Night Passes. Occasionally, when I have banished some of the Ringleaders.

of the Triad Society, there has been consternation amongst their ranks, but it is of short duration, when they

see that banishment

is not followed up by stronger

measures.

Their

confidence becomes.

consequently greater.

12.

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