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le the objection as to the information being double. I direct particulars of the names and managers and the numbers of the common houses referred to in the information to be furnished to the defendant.
The defendant then pleads "Not guilty
A special jury is empanelled.
gaming
Ihr Francis opens the case for the Crown. Refers to Section 1f of the Police Consolidation Ordinance, 1887/; Section 20, Section 14. Refers to jovernment fazette of the
the December, 1887, as con
Containing Police Regulations.
Jule 5.
Francis Henry May.
is on
a
sworn, geld by the Attorney Suere, states. I am Captains Superintendent of Police. I was appointed in February 1893. Defendant is an
Inspector of Police and has been so for two years. The Chinese generally speak of an Inspector by his number. Defendant was No.12 28 a Constable; he was Always Eo. The Chinese call him to 12. Since August last he has been attached to the Central District. Un Inspector in that District
ituly in the charge room at the Central Election for 24 hours. The next 24 hours he is in charge at the Police Court. On the third day he makes patrol of two hours
fourth in the District during daylight. On the mon day he suakes a similar patrol of two hours between 6 pur and CAM. This is the routine when there as there have been since December lost. Whele on an Inspector's duty would be the maintenance of discipline_ seeing that the men do their duty - the maintenance of order, and the enforcement of the law, including the re
the reporting of offences. I refer to the Sazcite for the 24th December, 188% -the regulation that Inspectors should report the excis-
Common gaming houses. This
houses. This regulation has been The present time. Section 20 of the Police.
tence
of
in po up to the bonsolidation Ordinance, 1887, gives
-me
are
four Inspectors,
patrol
power to make de- portmental orders. If the defendant had reason to suspect
the
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