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As a flagrant instance of this arbitrary. - cise of power on the part of the Chinese officials your petitioners respectfully beg tobring kyour notice the following case : –
Nep. Hesse "C" merchant of this colony, conce Mine ago sold to the Chun Loong, Chinese hong of Hong Kong, a quantity of queupowder in hegs
and cases. Ofthis merchandise about 100 cases &
200 kegs were under the Government regulations shipped on board the juuch Hook Bak tto- (registered M: 503) for conveyance to Macao. The Mwook Jak to received from the Harbour - Master's Department the proper usual clearan for that port, and on the 20% of Rovcumber last set sail for her destination carrying with her a
from the shippers, the said then Loong hong to their foren in Macas to receive the qui - powder un gilestion.
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17hen the Kwok Jak to arrived at the Capsing- - moon pass she was boarded by officials of the Chinese Customs, who upon searching her and funding that she had such quupowder on board directed her master totake the vessel back to Bong Hong and there discharge the queipowder, adding that a refusal to comply with such order would entail the seizure and confiscation of the vessel, and the arrest and conveyance to Canton of her crew. This order enforced bepuch threat was obeyed. The vessel returned to Hong Hong and the ques-
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