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Common but : they were honest traders on Was As evoneous impression Jūrales hiracy was Convenient, and as rife at the time, the Imperial Government had no steam vessels and our Gunboats were insufficient even if it had been their duty to sweep the long line of Coast, the Admiral came to the conviction that anything short of a total disarming of these junks would be useless toward suppression of Piracy, and urged Me to bring it to the notice of the Vice Roy. I confess I did not quite coincide with the Admiral's views, conceiving that if security from piracy and robbery could be ensured to the junk owners, it was scarcely fair to deprive them of their only means of defence, and I remonstrated as much. The Admiral however thought differently, and at an interview he had with the Vice Roy about the 17th of November 1887 he mentioned the subject, and, rather to my surprise, the Vice Roy acquiesced and promised to take steps for the entire disarmament of fishing junks, and subsequently issued a Proclamation dated the 5th of April 1868.

I think I had previously on the 5857 March, transmitted a draft of the Proclamation to the Governor of Hongkong.

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152 Common but : they were honest traders on Was As evoneous impression Jūrales hiracy was Convenient, and as rife at the time, the Imperial Government had no steam vessels and our Gunboats were insufficient even if it had been their duty to sweep the long line of Coast, the Admiral came to the conviction that anything short of a total disarming of these junks would be useless toward suppression of Piracy, and urged Me to bring it to the notice of the Vice Roy. I confess I did not quite coincide with the Admiral's views, conceiving that if security from piracy and robbery could be ensured to the junk owners, it was scarcely fair to deprive them of their only means of defence, and I remonstrated as much. The Admiral however thought differently, and at an interview he had with the Vice Roy about the 17th of November 1887 he mentioned the subject, and, rather to my surprise, the Vice Roy acquiesced and promised to take steps for the entire disarmament of fishing junks, and subsequently issued a Proclamation dated the 5th of April 1868. I think I had previously on the 5857 March, transmitted a draft of the Proclamation to the Governor of Hongkong.
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4. 152 Common but : they were honest traders on Was As evoneous impression Jūrales hiracy was Convenient, and as rife at the time, the Imperial Yovernment had no steam refels and our Gunboats were insufficient even if it had been their duty to sweep the long line of Crast, the Admiral came to the conviction that anything short of a Cotal disarming these banks would be useless toward suppression of Piracy, and urged Me to bring it to the notice of the Tice Roy. I confess I did not quite coincide with the Admiral's views, conceiving that mutil security from firney and robbery could be 7 ensured to the dunk the dunk owners, it was scarcely fair to deprive them of their only means of defence, and I metinated as much. The Admiral however thought differently, and at au interview he had with the Vice about the 17th of November 1887 he mentioned the subject, and, rather to Soy my surprise, the Vice Roy acquiesces and promised to laki steps for the entire disarmament of fishing hunks, and subsequently issued a Proclamation dated the Lif effect. of April 1868. 6o think I had previously on the 5857 March, transmitted a draft of the 5th Proclamation to the Governa & Hongtong. M
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152

Common

but

: they were honest traders on

Was

As

evoneous

impression

Jūrales

hiracy was

Convenient, and as rife at the time, the Imperial Yovernment had no steam refels and our Gunboats were insufficient even if it had been their duty to sweep the long line of Crast, the Admiral came to the conviction

that

anything short of a Cotal disarming these banks would be useless toward suppression of Piracy, and urged

Me

to bring it to the notice of the Tice Roy. I confess I did not quite

coincide with the Admiral's views, conceiving that mutil security from firney and robbery could be

7

ensured to the dunk

the dunk owners, it was

scarcely fair to deprive them of their

only

means of defence, and I metinated as much. The Admiral however thought differently, and at au interview he had with the Vice about the 17th of November 1887 he mentioned the subject, and, rather

to

Soy

my surprise, the Vice Roy acquiesces and promised to laki steps for the entire disarmament of fishing hunks, and subsequently issued a Proclamation dated the Lif

effect.

of April 1868. 6o think I had previously

on the 5857 March, transmitted a draft of the

5th

Proclamation to the Governa & Hongtong.

M

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