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His Excelling then draw your attention.
J.
In the first place this Excellway
whilst he considers it
a
subject of
congratulation that any slip should be
takes at last by the Chiese, Anchorities
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in the direction, which he has
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long
advocated for the suppression of Piracy conceal from himself the risk to which the expediency of a goural
general disarmament hereafter, or of any disarmament
be subjected in
of Chinese Vesels may -public opinion by the partial
measure
conitumplated by the Vice Roy. This measure
does not prevent armed piratical funks from mixing freely with thousands of trading Junk's exactly similar in external appearance. They
can still.....
though armed for hostile purposes,
their real character.
as
it is proposed to disarm portion of the vessels in the habit of furrying,
reports of piracy
ar
conceal
huile for whilst
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considerable
which they are
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proved by the regularly filed
4. This disarmament, therefore, of vessel.
which often carry
valuable
cargoes
and
which Pirates frequently ablack, without
effecting any corresponding rippling
munasthing of Pirate apparently result
Junkle,
mist
probable increased
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security to the Pirate, and increased risk
to the Pishermen.
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I enclose a report made by the
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12.
Harbor Master
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(De Governor Plate 11:458 of 100 then.
1948. In doreas Me
to the effect of the
as
profaned proclamation on fishing effects,