CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 34

Shopkeepers of Hong Kong who as reported whim are in the habit of promoting

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It is notorions that wen Atrial at the expreme court for piracy with murder, have found no difficulty, however abject th Condition, in procuring the most able members of the local bar for their defence, and on oncocencion one of the several pirates hanged for murder indignantly exclaimed that he ought thave been defended having been promired Conusel if. apprehended and brought to trias

These men had had the audacity bering about the harbour in the Conspicuously indicated Junk in which they had perpetrated their barbarities Jwhich Still Costanied Sonce of the plunder. The was recoguised by the European dracter who washi a "Chop boat "still undertreatment for the wounds Received on the occasion

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Fast boats & macao dotterflie Sonectinies Crowded with passengers. leave without giving any without a Blue Peter onany flag

bundicate their movement, flying

as is customary, with the American Packets and other European Nessels, apportunities must he this afforded for early escape after the Commission of Prine, and Chinamen are very ready t Avail themselves of ouch areaus of Searning & transmitting informanten Eelative to their befarsons enterprises On one occasion When a Gunboat had destroyed come pirates washed murdered come Chinese, & among whom she had found the paper of the unfortunate British Ship -Parana" (whore crew of fourteenden hadbeen murdered a messenger wear despatched during the in- - nestigation fume the police Court in the Packet & traces whence he preceded in a factboat &

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