CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 32

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

1400 Gratives (the average for some Gmonths good at this Incall Lown,- already containing about 83, aas Chinese wihabiting only 4 Jaskomed And small collection of mat into ofanathete on Shanties, which fumiturret time nother nimetto become monstroubleme areburnt down by the police. The Greater portion of there visitors have Two proper business here, and they Generally

return in a few days

to Canton whence many it is cuppered are cent here with a few dollarshy less needy natives who expect a good return for the loan. There is no cheek

on there scarcely

Shifting masses who pay about five pence pasonge money. Neither the emigranthor Coolie labourers lodging housesace ? Acgistered although higlocal ordinance they poulate.

The regectration of Jenks is optional" and it may be asserted that no real supervision in exerciced ver then. Large, heavily armed, and

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well-manned craft with Strick poto at their mastheads, and even Omeans requisite for attack redefin leave & letion of the anchorage without any notice being taken of them. Without a regular search warrant, no one hut the Registran

eight General hasa fevre, to Visit a non registered Junts, and even the registered ones, excepting under extraordinary excentime would not be interfered with. The police of Hong long is notoriously mefficient and is said to afford a Striking contract in usefulnes with that of Shanghai, in cour position. The former Chiefly of Indians, who arrived about two years ago without English afficers, and knowingly their own language, and of autopen of Parsons ratione, Chrifly Kronans of Chinese or Hindustane Somany of whom have been daite Ships Stewards be not having a very

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