the soldiers
carrying about twenty
tiventy men, evere taken by surprise and overpowered, all of them killed or thrown overboard, and the whole of the treasure carried off. This atrocious act was followed by the most active exertions of the Police Department for the discovery of the criminald, and Sum happy to say that some effectival clue seams at last to have been obtained towards their detection. After endeavoring fish to get all the information possible, Scrote to the Acting keeroy at Canton upon the subject, but have not yet heard froin him in reply. The pirates in this neighbourhood have become so daring and formidable as to interfere materially with the trade between this place and Canton, and I fear that the most summary measures become necessary for their suppression.
In connection with the above
may
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subjich, Abeg to state that the attention of the Executive Council at its last meeting was called to the necessity of stablishing
Police Office at Chek Choo, where the - growing Chinese population has hitherto existed_ so independent of control as to become sreedingly ungovernable..
The only means of establishing
1 tome. degice of order and conhal on the south side of the island was the erection of a Police Court and Station and the enclosed scale being proposed was unanimously adopted, subject to the plasure of Her Majesty's levernment
I have the honor to be,
My Lord, Your Most Obedient,
Hemble Servant.
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subject.