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if anything could be done. But ___

nothing

Came

of it. Nothing

Fore

: took place till the boat-people

"fined. Many of the boat-

were

people

1.

are members of the Trind droiety and are much enraged against the French for attacking their country without reason. They consulted together, and agreed

strike.

to

Ngan Nga-un gave the order. 3 | Ngan nga-lin has left the Colony;

he has gone to see the Commissioner in order to receive orders. What the Chinese Authorities wish these men to do is to set fire to French ships and to find out what houses are supplying the French with provisions.

The

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The Chinese Government does not wish to harm Hongkong. But the Triade wish to stir up

trouble in the

in

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Colony in order to enrich themselves. They stirred up the bost-people order that they might benefit. themselves. They are, I believe, in league with the Mandarins, who, however, had nothing to do with the strike. All that they want is to injure French vessels and find out who supplies them with provisions. The object of the Triads was plunder. The strike arose on accoun

account of the

fines. Li Tak Cheung and others. summoned the sureties of the

boatmen and others to a

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meeting of

the