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drnatie armed force, even to the sinking of vennals carrying
armed breakers of the law.
The officer in command of the Chinese Rev-nue
Gruiser referred to mas authorised to take any steps he
demed necessary for the protection of Chinese Maritime
Custome property on the shores of the Bay,
H.M.8. "Virago" returned to Hongkong daring the
afternoon of the 10th January,
The following talagram, handed in at Sham Chun,
passed through on the 11th instant:-
FROM
TO
Li Chin Hing, Major Fain Ian Shem
zrofesture.
The Military Governor of denton,
"I believe you have sem my previous telegram that
"the Captain on a previous evening arranged with the Polios
"to take him to Tintin and then to Tang Long (EA)
"and blook up the way, and sont Hajor Fung to lead troopa
"to Great and Little lui Sha and attack in two directions.
"There were some hundreds of robbers, Having occupied the
"hills behind Mai Bha ou troops fought from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m.
"then stopped and surrounded then. We killed one man wearing
"a bolt, military oape and epaulettes who was their leader,
"and some team of others. Also took prisoner one robber
"named Shak Shang. Our soldiers lost one named Ming Zag
"Chan and three were wounded. We took five rifles.
"also get a flag bolonging to the Revolutionaries bearing
"the name of Young and aleo red and black flags tg ether
"with many articles stolen from the Custon House which were
"at once rostored to the Customs. The robbera fled to other
"territory and we could not follow them. Our soldiers have
"reached the country and can find no robbers left, but I have
"left an offiser in occupation at Chatankok to an int. I
have