CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 487

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Persons in the Supreme Court and the Registrar

Generate office

Servants to this Magistrate

The Indian Teacher.

Three Interpreters or persons in the

Phillippo Barrioles.

483

employ of Mr.

I have only quoted some of the persons mentioned in the list who are not Police but there, I think are quite sufficient to show that the list is not manufactured to get the police into trouble.

It must further be remembered that these lists were produced at the Magistracy upon the trial of Shaw Sim. Every possible effort was made on behalf of Shaw Sim, both solicitor and barrister being employed, and it is quite possible that his plea of guilty was put forward when it was seen to be hopeless to expect any chance of acquittal, in order to prevent the witnesses blurting out the contents of the lists or being asked as to why it was that the Police did not break up the establishment.

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I was informed that after Shaw Sim was told that the witnesses against him had said nothing against the police, he was informed that it was a good thing for him that he had said nothing against the police as he would have been stabbed. This may or may not be true but it shows at any rate that the persons connected with the case were most anxious to keep all mention of the police out.

As far as my experience of the Chinese in Hong Kong goes, the Chinese give Europeans little credit for knowing very much about Chinese books and accounts and provided...

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9 Persons in the Supreme Court and the Registrar Generate office Servants to this Magistrate The Indian Teacher. Three Interpreters or persons in the Phillippo Barrioles. 483 employ of Mr. I have only quoted some of the persons mentioned in the list who are not Police but there, I think are quite sufficient to show that the list is not manufactured to get the police into trouble. It must further be remembered that these lists were produced at the Magistracy upon the trial of Shaw Sim. Every possible effort was made on behalf of Shaw Sim, both solicitor and barrister being employed, and it is quite possible that his plea of guilty was put forward when it was seen to be hopeless to expect any chance of acquittal, in order to prevent the witnesses blurting out the contents of the lists or being asked as to why it was that the Police did not break up the establishment. 10 I was informed that after Shaw Sim was told that the witnesses against him had said nothing against the police, he was informed that it was a good thing for him that he had said nothing against the police as he would have been stabbed. This may or may not be true but it shows at any rate that the persons connected with the case were most anxious to keep all mention of the police out. As far as my experience of the Chinese in Hong Kong goes, the Chinese give Europeans little credit for knowing very much about Chinese books and accounts and provided... (81
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9

Persons in the Supreme Court aut the Registrar

Generate office

Servants to this Magistrate

The Judian Feacher.

Three Interpreters or persons in the

Phillippo Barrioles.

483

employ of Mr.

I have only quoted sonce of the persons mentioned: in the list who are not Police but there, I think are

quité sufficient to shew that the list is not manufactured to get the police into trouble

were wot

was wade to

get

It must further be remembered that there lists

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any

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did not break up the establishment

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Shawn Fin

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after

lold

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may or may shews any rate that the perous connected with the case

were most auxious to keep all mention

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experience of

the lush

this Chinese in Nong Kong

Europeans credit for knowing very

the Coliere give Europea

little about Clivese books and accounts and provided

(81

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