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ultime, and that consequently all o work of lading and discharging ~~ cargo in the Harbour had been
completely stopped, thereby cercesinng great loss to the Mercantile
cmmunity.
2.
The •Acting Registrar-
Several, Mr Lockhart, had several
interviews both with these boatmen a
and with their sure
succeeded in indi
etics, and
:- inducing them to no
return on the 32 instant, with the
Zon
intention of resuming work; but their arriving alongside the Praya in the morning they
wall early
were
were assailed with stones and bricks
by
a turbulent crowd
of coolies,
generally employed in removing ~~
cargo from s
these boat to the stores. The
cargo boak consequently retired, the: crows being frightened by the vistnet demonstration made by the coolies. These latter then went into the
principal thoroughfares in the Western or Chinese part of the Town and violently interfered with the traffic by choir and d jiurickha Coolios which was also effectically · + stopped by their proceedings. Severat Europraus
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very roughly haulled.
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