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Vexcept on
on the assumption that the killing of a Chinese by a Foreigner
is looked upon by Foreigners
as a
much less serious crime than the
Killing of a Foreigner by Chinese. Inspector Quincey's
who has obtained the information
about the Sam Hop Ui, states that
nothing is further from the intention
of this secret society
than
any
organized rising directed either
against the Government or the
Europeans in this Colony.
I believe that the leading
Chinese
may
be relied on
to give prompt
information to Government of any
such organization
were attempted.
My only apprehension is that an
unprovoked assault on a
Chinese
by one of the drunken beach-combers who infest this port or
some
European of the same class might at present moment cause a violent, though unpremeditated
outburst of feeling amongst the
lower classes, who are
very excited by the recent proceedings
in Canton, by the result of the
trial