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"alleged to be concerned in Piracy" As there is no distinctive
mark of a
Houghtong Vessel whereby
one can be known at a
distance,
and as her Pagister is the only
means
斥
identifying
hen,
I
cannot understand how
Lieutenant Walker concluded becaus
that there dunks belonged to
Hongkong.
They either had papers
they had not; if they had and there
papers were issued
by
h. bred
the authorities
a this Port, the vessels should have Been seized and brought in for enguing
and punishment; if they had not, or if their papers
kn
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were note of Stongkong, then Houstong is not responsible for their soings
supposed.
real
am sorry
I have not
opportunity of questioning
Walker on the point,
Lieutenant Walker
I
the
but that Officer is no
longer
A
regards
"clearance" paper.
the station.
the absence of a Custour House
there
explains the non-issue of and it is possible that there versels though not Stoughtong Boats – 4.6. not having Stonghong Registers may have visited Stoughtong and in the
perfect freedom of
character
may
the Pork their
not have been