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of Police, dated the 17th Instant:
"(1) I have the honour to bring to your notice that from information received, I have reason to believe that large bodies of armed Chinese, immigrants, chiefly from the Mainland, are in the habit of proceeding through the streets of the City, carrying opium to boats at the wharves."
(2) On the 28th Ultimo I instructed the police to look out for these men, and they arrested three with cases.
(3) On the 7th Instant I also gave instructions, and the Police met a body of men numbering about 100, armed in various ways, and they arrested 31 of them, armed with loaded Rifles, and Revolvers.
(4) There is no doubt but that the carrying of arms by such large bodies of men, no matter what excuse they give before the Magistrates, (vide Section XIII of Ordinance III of 1870) must be dangerous and prejudicial to the peace and good
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of Police, dated the 17th Instant:_
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" (1) I have the honour to bring
to your notice that from infonuation received, I have reason to believe that large bodies of armed Chinese, Imugglere ve, chiefly from the
Mainland
care in the habit
of proceeding through the
streets of the City, excarting. opium to boats at the wharves"."."
(2) On the 28th Altino I.
instructed the police to look.
out for
these run, and.
and They
"","
arrested three with cous.
(3) On the 7th Instant I also
gave
instructions, and the Police met a
body of
numbering about
100, armed in corio ways, and
they coerested 311 of them, armed with loaded Rifles, and Revolvers re (4) Suce is nic doubt but that the
carrying of arms by such large bodies
men, No matter what excuse
of ruen,
they give before the ollagistrates, (vide Section XIII of Ordinance 111 of 1870) must be dangerou
s and
prejudicial to the peace and good
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