CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 284

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that the Attorney General, who

opposed to the forfeiture of

the absconder for what he considered

a minor breach of harbour regulations,

did not seem to

realize the case fully to

appreciate the consequences

of

allowing

this

class of laws to be systematically

violated.

9.

On this subject I have now the honour to lay before

Your Lordship the enclosed copy of

a report from the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, in which

he describes, from a Police point

of view, some

smuggling system

of the west of the

3.

We learn that the

smuggling from Kongshing to the

coast of China on the mainland

of opium

is carried on in

fast and

vessels constructed and equipped expressly

for evading the blockade of

the Chinese Revenue cruisers.

The smuggling junks are

well armed and sometimes offer

desperate resistance to the Chinese Government

vessels. We mention

a case

that occurred in Namoa

last year in which three

of the crew of

one of these smuggling junks were killed after exchanging fire with the Chinese Government cruiser.

The smuggling junks often sought refuge in Kongshing harbour.

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231 that the Attorney General, who opposed to the forfeiture of the absconder for what he considered a minor breach of harbour regulations, did not seem to realize the case fully to appreciate the consequences of allowing this class of laws to be systematically violated. 9. On this subject I have now the honour to lay before Your Lordship the enclosed copy of a report from the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, in which he describes, from a Police point of view, some smuggling system of the west of the 3. We learn that the smuggling from Kongshing to the coast of China on the mainland of opium is carried on in fast and vessels constructed and equipped expressly for evading the blockade of the Chinese Revenue cruisers. The smuggling junks are well armed and sometimes offer desperate resistance to the Chinese Government vessels. We mention a case that occurred in Namoa last year in which three of the crew of one of these smuggling junks were killed after exchanging fire with the Chinese Government cruiser. The smuggling junks often sought refuge in Kongshing harbour.
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231

that the Attorney General, who

Mas

opposed to the forfeiture of

the apsimon for what he considered

a sine brack of Marber regular

tievo, did not seem

realize the case

fully to

quences

in

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allowing

This

пля

laws to be ihm systematically

vistated

9.

On this saljics I have now the hover to lay leefors

Yan Lordship the encloved copy of

a

report from the Acting Caplan Inferintendent of Police, in which

he describes, from a Police point

of mew, some

smuggling system

of the wit of the

3.

We lereagh says that the

snuggling from thongshing to the

of China of

mainland

opimen

is carried on in

halt and

vefch

constructed and equipped exefirefly

umming the blockade of

Whine Reverne leuciners the

amiggling jewelle and sometimes offer

are

well

armed

desprevato

resistance to the Chines Gurme

Ment

Case

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chap

Chas

sought refringe in Wongthing huber

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