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runchase of guns
than
any
and ammunition
amount of restrictive
regulations, and without cerams they
Cannot ourry out their iniquitous
desions or maintain themselves afloat.
h
The
Eections which appeared
only objections
suggest themselves to the members
of the Yamen, at our last intervein
mere
First the difficulty of the
·
Emperor's Government giving eeliquate
protection by their tar
Janks to the
honest Divider and the injustice of
disarming.
the latter, mithout it...
Secently the injury or wrong, or injury dene by Pirates which would by
compulsory disurmament be incurred
by the
Government.
overnment orbereas at
present, each trading funk being
allowed to provide for its own
no complaint was made
Authorities-
The following
to dispose of every
always
a
safety
against the
appears
objection. It must
be held to be the duty of the
Government of a country to protect
ubjects, and if the Chinese Government be unable to afford adequaite protection without further preparation it is the
should recept
the life and property of its su
Diore
a
needful that the
they