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losing its charm. Chips from all parts of the world as was the Book of Sorrow less than fifty years ago (in 1837).
(b) This Island is constantly liable to attacks from piratical gangs from the neighbouring Mainland of China, from which they can cross in less than an hour. How of late years, there have been several combats between the Police and gangs of smugglers, with considerable loss of life on both sides - not long ago a desperate attack was made with the object of robbery on the house of a wealthy Chinese Merchant in the centre of this city, by a gang of above fifty robbers from the Mainland who were not overpowered without bloodshed, and who could not have been repelled but for the strength and alertness of the armed English Police and sailors.
(c) The Chinese population of this Island exceeds one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) in number, and is rapidly increasing. But, to quote from the able Report of Mr. Chadwick (page 9); "like the Europeans, they fear ...
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los mans Chips from all parts of the world as was the Book of Sindow less than fifty years ago (in 1837).
(b) This tiland to constantly
hable to attacks from piratical pango from the reeghbouring Mainland op Chma, from which they
which they caw cross
in less than the hour. how of late
years,
there have been several combats
between the Police and
fangs
Fizales,
and & mugglers, with considerable loss
of life
a
in both sides - hot long ago
te desperalé attack was made withe
Middle
the right on the house of
(
h bralthy Chinese Merchant hot-
from the centre of this city, be a gases
Jans
of above filly cobbers from the Indiland who were not overpowered walkout Hoodzied, and who could not have been
repelled but for the strength and alertners of the armed Puglish
Elch andlatles.
and
(c) the Chuncie population of thes
fifle
Island Weceds ine hundred and
Monsand (150,000) his Mumber, and
15 rapidly increasing. But, to guste from the able Report of M. Chadwick (page q); "like the Europeans, fear
of
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