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runchase of guns

than

any

and ammunition

amount of restrictive

regulations, and without cerams they

Cannot ourry out their iniquitous

desions or maintain themselves afloat.

h

The

Eections which appeared

only objections

suggest themselves to the members

of the Yamen, at our last intervein

mere

First the difficulty of the

·

Emperor's Government giving eeliquate

protection by their tar

Janks to the

honest Divider and the injustice of

disarming.

the latter, mithout it...

Secently the injury or wrong, or injury dene by Pirates which would by

compulsory disurmament be incurred

by the

Government.

overnment orbereas at

present, each trading funk being

allowed to provide for its own

no complaint was made

Authorities-

The following

to dispose of every

always

a

safety

against the

appears

objection. It must

be held to be the duty of the

Government of a country to protect

ubjects, and if the Chinese Government be unable to afford adequaite protection without further preparation it is the

should recept

the life and property of its su

Diore

a

needful that the

they