CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 33

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

Good character for either sobriety Minnelligence; at Shanghacthere is a well organicijed police force of well paid and active Europeans and Chinamen, and a althoughs the amount of business Carried on, and Consequently of propertys exposed, are much greater there, crimis is remarkably less frequent than at King Kong.

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Whatever maybe the regulation at the present moment regarding

of the cale of military Stones evnuchte

Pannars maybe called arsenals fon gons, which may he seen layer upon maybe. layer severe deep, the heaps extending over considerable distance

Thus, while there must be along a number of native Residents in busmiss connection with Encopeans atting Kong, and porcesuing Here love the local knowledge requisite for forming piratical Schemes, there can be no lack of means either personel on Gnaterial for carrying

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them out. It is known that in devert

of the fatal attacks on Europeanas well as other vessels, (widuiding one a few days ago when the master and meats of a Dutch Nessel were murdered)

the pirates have

have

safely followed their preyout of pout while their proceedings, proved that they were well acquainted with the nature of the Crews, and of the goods on board, buch piracies are not only planned. here, but it in beleived that they are men who hand

often carried out by in one way

have

way or other heen en plazed

on the vessels while in port in the case just referredts, the pirates

had their faces blackened most probably from fear of being Recognized by those who hadden

them onboard in harbour.

Indeed one

of the. Consels

to now endeavouring tascertin

tres particulars regarding thus apparent respectable & wealthy Ohnice

INT,

Connel Office

reagui

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