CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 483

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No official reports have yet reached Hongkong, but the information received, which will be found in the annexed extracts from the Daily Press, is believed to be reliable. Order had, it was stated, been restored by the combined efforts of some of the residents and of a Chinese Military Force.

It considerable amount of ill feeling was reported to prevail some weeks ago amongst the lower classes at Canton. It originated in a disturbance which took place on the ultimo between some Foreign employes of the Imperial Customs and some natives, when one of the latter was killed and others wounded. The only information that I possess on the subject is contained in the annexed extracts from the Daily Press and China Mail. The Chinese were represented to be extremely irritated by the slowness of the judicial proceedings taken in this matter, which was so different to the summary justice that would probably have been administered in accordance with the practice of their country. After some time it was believed that this irritation had subsided and the

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477 No official reports have yet reached Hongkong, but the information received, which will be found in the annexed extracts from the Daily Press, is believed to be reliable. Order had, it was stated, been restored by the combined efforts of some of the residents and of a Chinese Military Force. It considerable amount of ill feeling was reported to prevail some weeks ago amongst the lower classes at Canton. It originated in a disturbance which took place on the ultimo between some Foreign employes of the Imperial Customs and some natives, when one of the latter was killed and others wounded. The only information that I possess on the subject is contained in the annexed extracts from the Daily Press and China Mail. The Chinese were represented to be extremely irritated by the slowness of the judicial proceedings taken in this matter, which was so different to the summary justice that would probably have been administered in accordance with the practice of their country. After some time it was believed that this irritation had subsided and the Swift,
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No official reports have

yat reached Stonghong, but the

viformation received, which will be found in the anneard exchucts Sandlewa from the Daily Press, is believed to

be reliable. Orden had, it was stated, been restored by the combined Efforts of some of the

The residents and

of a Chinese Military Ford.

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of ill feeling was reported to prevail some weeks ago amongst the lover cusses at Canton. It originated in a disturbance which took 12 la ultimo between come Foreign employes of the Imperial Instound and some

place on

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Buguih

natives, when one of the batter

was killed and others wonnick. The only miformation that I possess on the subject is contained in the annexed extracts bom the Daily Press and China Mail. The Chinese were represented to be extremely irritated by the slowness of the judicial procerting taken in this matter, which

so different to the Summary

justice

that would probably have

been administered in accordance

with the practice of their

comated After some time it was believed that this invitation had subsided and the Swift,

which

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