CO129-239 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [9-12] — Page 6

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`gives us to understand that there are other facts which he could adduce against the

action of the force towards the Chinese (pan.29).

The ease is one in which

a

in charger only

riminal offences

a resat to civil not criminal proceedings

As for.

له

I can

can judge, the driff of

mind of whic that despatch is clearly to suggest that complainants against the police

"Capt. Superintendent

7

2.0

member

perver

to punish

My the Police Endria.

of the force committed a most unwarrantable

on a Chinese shop topper, an outrage

outrage on

which as

the

Governor

said in

out his minutes

would never have been attempted against

an

European. The head

of the police,

on being complained to referred the complainant to the counts of law, gave him no assistance

in such

reference,

and took no

notice I) what had been done.

f

on

The case one. m:

the

face

departmental

of it is a bad

Deane's Phustification

roughly as follows

m:

is

-1. He acted in the spirit of

Stanhope's despatch of 4. Sect. 86, alttough he advised Gominat as well as

Ees

4

should be sent to Paco for their rematy

12. He did not think right to pegadie

a case pending

panding before the magistrate by dealing with it depeni

3. If the

governor

depuimentally.

had not interfered

he would have dealt Riventually with the offending

constable

4. The Chinese are well able to

table care

of

themselves where a such

Cases as this arise

f

This B

fatty walk Nove by the duskictions

There are a

large number in these papers, but

of other points

need hardly be gove

gone inter Reading the papers

they

as

they stand

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