CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883 — Page 365

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At last it was resulted in success. We learned that during the last eighteen months the Chinese Government has made several large shipments, or a Mail Company carried 500 cases of U.S. No.45 cartridges, each containing 500,000 cartridges, a total of 5000 rifles were also found there.

It was reported that 5000 rifles were to be shipped to China by the steamer Rio de Janeiro, and it sailed to the following day. Information relating to the matter could be obtained from the officers of the steamships, from the chief clerk of the Pacific Mail Company, from customs officials or even at the Merchants Exchange, but persistent inquiry has revealed that it has arrived from Panama not only loaded with arms and ammunition, but also with other military material.

During the period already mentioned, 240,000 rifles and 25,000,000 cartridges have been shipped and more are to come. In other directions, we have also obtained information that...

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301 At last it was resulted in success. We learned that during the last eighteen months the Chinese Government has made several large shipments, or a Mail Company carried 500 cases of U.S. No.45 cartridges, each containing 500,000 cartridges, a total of 5000 rifles were also found there. It was reported that 5000 rifles were to be shipped to China by the steamer Rio de Janeiro, and it sailed to the following day. Information relating to the matter could be obtained from the officers of the steamships, from the chief clerk of the Pacific Mail Company, from customs officials or even at the Merchants Exchange, but persistent inquiry has revealed that it has arrived from Panama not only loaded with arms and ammunition, but also with other military material. During the period already mentioned, 240,000 rifles and 25,000,000 cartridges have been shipped and more are to come. In other directions, we have also obtained information that...
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at

last

It was

resulted

in

mcces.

learned

that

An

the last eighteen monthy

the

Chimese Govent has

rounds, or a

Mail Company

wore

500

cares

cartridges, each

found

there

of U.S. No.45 containing

500,000 cartridges,

Case

total

also

Hat

5000

rifles were

to

F

war

every

Diche.

be shipped to China by the

steamer Rio de

sait

Na

Rio de Janeiro to the following day. information relating to the matter

cold

Le

obtained from the

Aficers of the steamships, from He chief clark of the Pacific Mail Company, from customs Serals or

/

even at

been making heavy shipments

materials &

that

that has arrived

from Danama comes

not

only

Woaded

irth ans

and

ammunition, but also with

other military material

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240,000

rifles &

cartridges have

mentined

25,000,000

the

heon

shipped &

more are

to

come

Mi

in other directions

af

Merchants Exchange, but

Persistent inquiry

addition

each

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