fa wa wanamwanath take katehinde,
Hong Kong itself to be once more used at least occasionally as a place of resort by some of the Pirates, and to be thus rendered available again for disposal of their plunder. I do not mean to say that as yet that evil has attained any great magnitude, but it is in the course of development if not checked.
These are tangible, real evils affecting this Community and, in a merely selfish point of view, I would suggest some active measures of suppression as preferable to the present complete inaction. Nevertheless, I do not pretend to devise any very extraordinary or novel scheme, or any very startling expedient necessary. The information, which I transmit, shows that much may be done by early and prompt action from this place or Head Quarters, whilst, when acting from this as the centre of operations, it is obvious, as proved in the last trial expedition reported in the enclosed Précis, that it is frequently difficult to be sufficiently prompt. In such cases, therefore, a preliminary reference to and correspondence with Canton would simply result in a postponement of action sine die.
18. I propose to obviate this by...
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Hong Hong itself to be once more ussed at least occasionally as a placce of resort by some of the Pirates, and to be thus rendered available again for disposal of their plunder . Ido not mean to say that as yet that evil has attained any great magnitude, but it is in of development if not checked.
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in a merely selfish point of view
I would suggest.
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any very
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to obviate this by
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