CO129-289 - Individuals - 1898 — Page 348

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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5 Jamblers, After having written the.

letters the writters bauld go and give information that the Police where boming and as they usually did to find themselves fooled the informants would be looked on as persing in the Confidence of the Police and therefore to be paid. Again. the popectors there no doubt watched about the Magistracy and if one went to get a warrant gambling would bease until the action of the Inspector showed the house the torrant was against . In the Magistrace itself. When a gambling wo is taken out. The first blerk sends an office bookie to a black for a turit and information number for a gambling warrant. Thave no doubt there is a reason why there warrants should be numbered distinct from others. but the system

gives the

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warrant

opportunity of Knowing which Inspector takes aut gambling warrants and benefiting by his knowledge if he desires. Further when

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afficer is about to weecute a

a gambling indbrant he vayally applies to the ingrector duty for lokangs in plain blothes. These are sent for either by a lotang permently charge duty the

shineer barrack sergeant or an Interpre ter. As according to the evidence given against me. these are in the gamblers qway, it is not unsistely information is sent to the gamblers by them. Thear

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