CO129-216 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [5-6] — Page 229

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praising the firmness coupled with tact and forbearance, with which their men, when drunk or otherwise misbehaving on shore, are generally treated by the Police.

Now that the Force are properly armed and properly drilled by an experienced Military Officer (Captain Dempster), they have become equally efficient in checking the armed bands of Chinese Pirates and smugglers, which were accustomed to make their rendezvous on British Territory. It will be recollected that the Report of the Commission on Opium Smuggling forwarded with my despatch No.298 of the 10th November ultimo pointed out the primary importance of putting a stop to this violation of British rights. On previous occasions I have reported the good service recently done by the Police in this respect. On the night of the 9th instant there was a skirmish between ...

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Governor to Secretary of State, No.351 of December 24, 1883, and No.7 of January 11, 1834.

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228 3. praising the firmness coupled with tact and forbearance, with which their men, when drunk or otherwise misbehaving on shore, are generally treated by the Police. Now that the Force are properly armed and properly drilled by an experienced Military Officer (Captain Dempster), they have become equally efficient in checking the armed bands of Chinese Pirates and smugglers, which were accustomed to make their rendezvous on British Territory. It will be recollected that the Report of the Commission on Opium Smuggling forwarded with my despatch No.298 of the 10th November ultimo pointed out the primary importance of putting a stop to this violation of British rights. On previous occasions I have reported the good service recently done by the Police in this respect. On the night of the 9th instant there was a skirmish between ... Page 228 appears to be delineated by context, but exact page numbering lines are not visibly provided in the original text snippet. Governor to Secretary of State, No.351 of December 24, 1883, and No.7 of January 11, 1834.
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228

3.

praising the firmness soupled with taot and forbearance, with which their men, when drunk

or otherwise misbehaving

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shore, are

generally

treated

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the Polize.

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are properly armed and properly hrilled by an experiensed Military Officer (Captain Dempster), they have become equally efficient in checking the armed bands of Chinese Pirates and smugglers, which were accustomed to make

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their render-vous on

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Territory. It will be recollected

: that the Report of the Commission Opium Imuggling forwarded

with

my despatch 1.298 of the 10!!

November ultimo pointed out the primary importance of putting a stop to this violation of British rights. On previous occasions I have reported the good service recently done by the Police in this respect * On the night of the Noth

instant there was a skirmish

-between

90% 34 Governor to decretary of State W:351 of Dre?

24, 1883, and N. 7% of January!!, 1834.

11,

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