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Any attempt to hold up the passengers the launch cast loose and was in a position to attack the pirates on board the boat. I pointed out that this method obviously could not be applied to river boats like the "Jainam", and that the quaral fraking was that soldiers could not be trusted to examing
luggage for arms,
passengers and their
and that in fact the travelling public would Consider their pressu et
wil than
ou
board as a worse
the chance of a privatical attack I suggested the search of passengers and
thur
ba
9gagr
and that
for arus
could be made at
the open ports of Canton, Samshui and louchow by the Superial muariting Customs
at the regular landing stages a Small party of soldiers under the supervision of a trustworthy losi quan strould visit the passengers
and their baggage before they
fatind the
being
boals
to cubark
no brat
allowid to lake passenger but such as had a special permit.
Mis
Excelrucy thought this practicably in tha
cause of the regular steaurrs
have to luchow,
faichas
but it
running from
Could not affret
runming under
Navigation rules,
a s
Sutaud water
läke up
they could
passengers anywhere. I agreed to englis further on this point
After further Conversation in which sword all my endeavours to unpress on His Excellency the fact that the time has arrived when it is absolutely unperation that a great effort should be made to stamp out piracy in the Two Kuang, I took my leave.