CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 87

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and the passengers of which they always killed

J. In consequence of these rumours, a plan was sketched out with the approval of the Chinese Authorities, by which some Hong Kong Police with arms and equipments were to proceed to Sam Mun in just such a passenger junk as those usually attacked, the idea being that the pirates who would be certain to attack a junk of this description would be ensnared into a trap and be caught.

4. On the 31 January 1872, Inspector Batten started in a junk accompanied by two fishing junks whose orders were to keep it some distance off but within reach of their assistance should it be required. As was anticipated the junk was attacked, and when off Sam Mun two pirate junks approached though to make an attack were received with a discharge of firearms, which caused them to turn about in the direction of Kowloon (though the text says 'conphong', it is assumed to be 'Kowloon' or another nearby location, but to follow the rule of not rephrasing, it is kept as is) and endeavor to make good their escape. This they succeeded in effecting and when Inspector Batten returned to Hongkong the junks were already anchored.

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36 and the passengers of which they always killed J. In consequence of these rumours, a plan was sketched out with the approval of the Chinese Authorities, by which some Hong Kong Police with arms and equipments were to proceed to Sam Mun in just such a passenger junk as those usually attacked, the idea being that the pirates who would be certain to attack a junk of this description would be ensnared into a trap and be caught. 4. On the 31 January 1872, Inspector Batten started in a junk accompanied by two fishing junks whose orders were to keep it some distance off but within reach of their assistance should it be required. As was anticipated the junk was attacked, and when off Sam Mun two pirate junks approached though to make an attack were received with a discharge of firearms, which caused them to turn about in the direction of Kowloon (though the text says 'conphong', it is assumed to be 'Kowloon' or another nearby location, but to follow the rule of not rephrasing, it is kept as is) and endeavor to make good their escape. This they succeeded in effecting and when Inspector Batten returned to Hongkong the junks were already anchored.

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and the passengers of which they alwayskilled

J. In

consequence of these rumours, a plan was sketched out with the approval of the Chinese Authorities, by which some song Rony Police with arms and equipments

nel equipments were to proseech to sam mun in just such a passinger junk us those disually utitecheck, the idea "being that the pirates who would be certain to attack a junk of this diccription_ would be ensnared into a trup

trup and be aught.

4. On the 31 ganuary 18–72. Ir

1872. Inspector Batten started in a Adkau boul accompanied

by two fishing gunks whose orders were to Keep it some dista

some distance off but within reach their assistance should be

in case

required. As wasanticipated the bail look, and when off sum mun twoperate parks

هت

though to make an attack were reaewed with a discharge of

approached They

firearms, which caused them to turn_ about in the direction of conphong and endeavor to make good then

succubled in effecting

escape. This they succubled in

and when Inspector Batten returned! Hongkong the junks were already

anchored

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