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to is forbidden here by Ordinance (11 of 1857) as Mr Komiete shows, and both collection and shipment are most carefully looked after; if there be anything wrong or suspicions about the collection, there is ample pportunity of detecting this in Houghtons either at or before the time of Shipment; and this
as Mr
Chcheid shows is proved by the fact
of no disturbance ever board
occurring
on
a vessel despatched from Houphong since the present Laws carne into force. It is not is however with ships carrying himigrants "collected" and
"Lived within chinese territory where
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much
care and supervision, according
to M. Sampson
are exercised. De
frightful catastrophes on board such
vessels are matter of
of notoriety, and only
French "Tersel the "Lonis", but into this Harbon having sailed with chinese bruigrants for Cuba from Whampoa, where they were shipped by, I presume "duly licensed collectors," and had only
clear of the Court when a rising
as late as 15th Ultimo, a
got took place and an attempt was made to seize the Ship for the sake
A a sum
be on board.
of $ 40,000 supposed to
[ I may say parenthetically that this munting
was quelled and the Ship put in here, but