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About 8150 stands of

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sort beside 8000 swords and bayonok have been seized by the Police since the Gift ist.

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The Police, all branches, behaved with remarkable forbearance and determination, and worked well and

willingly day and night, the Chinese. Contingent equalling their contrades, European aud Indian, in zeal in the performance of duty.

I have to

(aligned) FC. Cocupator

Raptain

Acting Captain Superint?! of Blice

(Copy)

12321.

Sir

Enclosure 2.

512

Police Office,

Hong Kong, 14th October, 1884.

I have the honour to state for

:

the information of the Excottony the Offier Administering the

Government that from enquiries suade and from reports received from the Deleatives, it appear

: that the new Ordinance,

wonderfully good

22 of 1884, has had a wonder

effect

and that bad characters are

clearing rapidly out of the Colony.

Sixteen thous Spwards of 16,000 arms have been

Chinese.

seized all from Chiuve

I have re

(Liquid) F. Dempster

Captain

Poting Captain Superinct of Patice

Hon : I. Stewart, £f.D.

Acting Colonial Searetary

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