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inhabit the villages of the Boundary.
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on the other side
A quarrel, it appears, arose between members of the two rival factions, Punti and Hakka, assault upon them to one proceed which after an of the latter, induced large numbers to in large village the attack of a Punti lived. the original aggressor
3.
Blood was shed on where both sides before information reached me under their command to the scene of action.
5.
This Avas early in the morning of the 23d instant, and later went myself on I over to Kowloon city in the "Dragon" steamer which I had hired in order to land some Police without delay at that point of the Peninsula where their presence was my request the Chinese Officer in charge of the Garrison in the City most needed. of the la at magnitude afsumed. which the affair had
4.
necessary, Frompt action was and the Senior Officers of both the Naval and Military services by my directions, despatched Some of the m men of Kowloon came on board the steamer, and, during a conference, I took care to make him understand every my firm intention of preventing any breach of the Peace om British
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inhabit the villages of the Boundary.
Z.
on
the other side
A quarrel, it appears,
arose
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between members of the two rival factions,
Punti and Hak. Ka,
assault upon them to
one
proceed
which
after
an
of the latter, induced
large numbers to
in large
village
the attack
of
a
Punti
lived.
the original aggressor
3.
Blood was shed
on
where
both sides
before information reached me
under their command to the scene of
action.
5.
This
Avas
early
in the morning
of the 23d instant, and later went myself
on
I
over to Kowloon bity in
the "Dragon' steamer which I had hired in order to land some Police
without
delay
at that point of the
Peninsula where their presence
was
my request the Chinese Officer in charge of the Garrison in the City
most needed.
of the
la
at
magnitude afsumed.
which the
affair
had
4.
necessary,
Frompt action was
and the Senior Officers of both the Naval and Military services by my
directions, despatched
Some
of the
m
men
of Kowloon
came on
board the steamer,
and, during a conference, I teck care to make him understand
every
my
firm intention of preventing any
breach
of the Peace
om
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