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Piracy in Canton waters
Reports Lends copy on present position of question.
corres with Adwal as to forcible measures to be taken to put premis
Viceroy. as respect to pagruant of comprccations
Covision of effect of effective Patte
di Esses Autious
We have heard nothing from T.O. later than December, but from cutting from "Times" ammered it would appear that we have won.
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Copy Timis 25 Jan
THE RECENT PIRACY IN CANTON WATERS.
BRITISH GUNBOATS WITHDRAWN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
HONG-KONG, JAN. 24.
The British gunboats have been withdrawn from the West River, and the patrolling, so admirably organized and so effective and tactful in operation since December 3, has ceased, all the conditions required by England before withdrawal having been complied with, including the payment of an indemnity. The British authorities are satisfied that steps will be taken by the Chinese admiral Li Chun to continue the system introduced by the British admiral, while the Canton Viceroy is making a serious effort by the redistribution of troops ashore to deal with the haunts where pirates take refuge. A large number of bad characters have been decapitated during the past few days.
to T.O. LF
The desk. fisso
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The Z.V. have had
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beequent Paper.
Summary of what has occurred.
of corressive perpecting these piramies, as we have seen from time to time in printe
Sir D. Lugard's letter to the Andrul is well reasoned.
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Wht. Jan 2571