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14.
a view to quarter the
· troops there,
if
that
should prove necessary.
It was
expected
that the presence of the
gunboat near the Harbour- Office, and the valuable_ shipping lying at the neighbouring wharves, and the sight of the troops in readiness would have a
salutary deterrent effect upon the excited crowds, and would probably obviate
the
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the necessity of using force
fortunately
at all. And so
the event proved.
15.
By night the crowds
had dispersed, and the - troops were permitted to
return to their barracks. The next day the aspect of
had decidedly things had
improved. The traffic was allowed to pass through
the streets as usual. The
: the District of-
coolies of
Tung Kun numbering
Dome
Thousands
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