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ordered that in the event of any serious riot the whole of the Police should retire on the Central Station, from whence they would be effectually sheltered. Captain Dempster officially called attention to this circumstance a few weeks ago.
3. Strange to say, not one of the Police Stations in the Colony, with the exception of that at Aberdeen, which had been abandoned on account of its insalubrity, is constructed so that it could be successfully defended against a mob sufficiently strong to compel the Police to retire therein for shelter.
There are several British ships of War in the Harbour to co-operate with the Troops and the Police in the event of a rising of the Chinese.
4. Whilst not apprehending any trouble in this Colony, the principal Chinese express fears of serious riots at Canton in the event of the acquittal of the Custom House officer, who is...
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