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Police Magistrates to Acting Col. Secretary.

Sir.

Magistracy,

Hong Kong 21th January, 1895.

We have the honour to draw the

attention of Stis Excellency the Governor to the enclosed extract from the report. of a speech of His Stonour the Acting Chief Justice at a Volumes Society

ar

meeting of the lead

19th instant.

the

We beg to emphatically protest

of the action.

gainst

of

His Honour in

taking advantage of this rccasion

:istrates were invited

at which the Magistrates

uits to criticise their administrahon

quirts

of the law.

We are

of opinion that the in-

-plication of illegality and harshness

made