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Chinese goutteron deplored the state of
disorder
· prevailing, and as
they
were
sustaining los thereby in the same
manner as the Europeas uncrchants,
there seems to be no reason to doubt
their sincerity
But
one
thing they
was of
wisted to have done which was
course not listened to. They wished it
to appear that work would be resumed
on their intervention and on the
terus which had been
acceptance of
suggested
or dictated by them to the
Government . Fiveling that all suggestions of this nature were · percutority referred, they dispersed, without anything.
deficite
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definite being resolved, but on that, and the following day (Sunday) it is
believed that they did exert themselve to bring
about a resumption of work
by the coolies and boat people.
Sonce
of the suraties of the
boaturen who had come to the Colonial
Secretary's Office on the afternoon of
Saturday, 14.7574,
4
were interviewed byme
in the presence of the Attorney Gecoral. They appeared to be anxious that the
boatinen should return to work, but
believed that they
of vidows. They
were
• prevented by fear.
were assured
ofa
sufficient police protection, but it was
Not
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