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morning Wong Lee Cheong whom I had sent in the junk boat, recognized his book hidden under a shed at the head of the bay fitting her to
Avere
where six carpenters were fully employed as many oars as possible and making alterations to prevent her being identified. The four pirates together with the six carpenters found in possession of the stolen boat,
and
the
two piratical boats have been handed over for adjudication to the police authorities of Hong Kong.
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I beg leave to call the especial attention of Your Excellency to the following facts.
Deep Bay which is about 18 miles from Hongkong and close to Tyshan has for a long time been known to be inhabited by most daring pirates who waylay native trading boats sometimes as in this instance firing upon and capturing them at the harbour's mouth. Stanley on this island has also repeatedly suffered from them and the fishermen there are at times obliged to hire a well-manned and armed boat to protect them from their depredations. There is reason to believe that the pirates who some time ago attacked a passenger junk close to this lost, killing four of the passengers, belonged to the village of Tune Long and it
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morning Wong. Lee. cheong whome. I had sent in the bun Boat, recognized his book hidden under a shed at the head of the
of the bay fitting her to
Avere
where eix carpenters
full
as many oars
as porsible and making alterations to prevent her being identified. The four pirates together with the eix carpenters found in forcession of the stolen boat,
and
the
two piratical boats have been handed
over
for ajudication to the police. authorities of Hong Kong.
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I bey leave to call the cafecial attention of your hxcellency to the following facts.
Deef bay which is about 18
mites from Houghong and close to Tyshan to has for a long time been known to be inhabited by most daring pirates who waylay native trading boats sometimes as in this instance firing ufon and expturing them at the harbour's mouth. Stanley this island has also repeatedly
bay
on
suffered from them and the fishermen there are at times obliged to hire
a
well manned and armed book
their depredations
from
to protect them There is reason to believe that the
firates who sometime
ago attacked a passenger dunk close to this lost Killing four of the Cassengers belonged to the village of gune long and it
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