CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 131

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and two hundred dollars paid for the bout, the Viceroy stating that no more could be traced and that he had deprived the station officers of their buttons and rank

and flogged the men. He also apologized to Gully for the intrusion of the Cruiser into Colonial Waters, and he trusted that this would have proved satisfactory.

I would bring to your notice the fact that this opium was being smuggled down the Coast or elsewhere. It is the practice of the opium Hongs in Hong Kong to load a Junk with the drug, which vessel, when ready, hugs the shore by either the Lye-moon or Green Island passage, and having seen the coast clear, runs, as soon as it is dark, for her destination and generally effects it.

A very large business is done in this way. The Junk in question was thus employed when she was captured.

Now I would submit that if the Master lost his Junk and the shop men their opium, they quite deserved it for making British Territory a cover for their smuggling transactions and thus unscrupulously...

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129 and two hundred dollars paid for the bout, the Viceroy stating that no more could be traced and that he had deprived the station officers of their buttons and rank and flogged the men. He also apologized to Gully for the intrusion of the Cruiser into Colonial Waters, and he trusted that this would have proved satisfactory. I would bring to your notice the fact that this opium was being smuggled down the Coast or elsewhere. It is the practice of the opium Hongs in Hong Kong to load a Junk with the drug, which vessel, when ready, hugs the shore by either the Lye-moon or Green Island passage, and having seen the coast clear, runs, as soon as it is dark, for her destination and generally effects it. A very large business is done in this way. The Junk in question was thus employed when she was captured. Now I would submit that if the Master lost his Junk and the shop men their opium, they quite deserved it for making British Territory a cover for their smuggling transactions and thus unscrupulously...

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129 and two hundred dollars paid for the bout, the Viceroy stating that no more could be traced and that he had deprived the station officers of their buttons and rank and flogged come !! the men. He also Gully apologized for the intrusion of the Cruiser, into Colonial Waters, and he trusted this would have proved satisfactory. I would bring to notice the fact was your that this opium -being smuggled to down the Coast or elsewhere. It is the practice of the oprium Hongs in Hong Kong to load a Junte with the drug, which vessel when ready ready hugs the shore by either the Lye- e- moon or Green Island passage, and having seen the coast clear- runs, as soon as it is dark, for her destination and generally effects it. Q is done in this very large business The Junk. wayy was thus employed. in question. when she was captured - Now I would submit that if the Master lost his Junk and the shop men their opinm, they quite deserved it for making British Territory a cover for their smuggling trano-actions and thus unseruipulty

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and two hundred dollars paid for the bout, the Viceroy stating that no more could be traced and that he had deprived the station officers of their buttons and rank

and flogged

come !!

the men.

He also Gully apologized for the intrusion of the Cruiser, into

Colonial Waters, and he trusted

this would have proved satisfactory.

I would bring to

notice the fact

was

your that this opium

-being smuggled to down

the Coast

or elsewhere.

It is the practice of the oprium Hongs in Hong Kong to load a Junte with the drug, which vessel when

ready

ready hugs the shore by either the Lye-

e- moon or Green Island passage, and having seen the coast clear-

runs, as soon as it is dark, for her destination and generally

effects it.

is done in this

very large business

The

Junk.

wayy was thus employed.

in question. when she was captured -

Now I would submit

that if the Master lost his Junk and the shop men their opinm, they quite deserved it for making British Territory a cover for their smuggling trano-actions and thus

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