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belonging to a small

Crimes Cruiser auchored in this Harbour;

lunded in niciform and went to the shop of a Chinese Tradennan situate in the city, where they arrested, handcuffed, and chained a Chinese, and would

have taken hin had not

intervened.

The

away,

"

petty Officer got away,

but the seven sailors were then and

there arrested and brought before the

Police Magistrate the unct

vinet day.

The

petty Officer went to the Police Court

to see what was

going

on when he

arrested, and the

eight

now under pecand, and will

also was

are

be prosecuket

by

the Police.

The

of the Onesizer

from which these men lauded is

Yot-sin, 7:17.

Vcuutoneee

given as

the

Cantonese, I am informed, she is known:

Ao

Ngai Sun. It is stated that the

reason

for corresting

the Chinese is that

he had been quilty of piracy and murdern.

3..

I went

you the 24t instruct

the following telegram to inform you

of what had taken place:

"Catädrome forc ordain horseload- "eight sexcennial arrected handcuffed " chinaman gliadine in

dine in city. " mortain deceptible for opiniensiel Pakse sent the

Reven

telegram to the - Accretary of State for the Colonies informing

hin

at

the

sane live that I had

telegraphed to you.

"aily Press" 11.

2.5th Jan '11 886.

I now

end y

ou au extract

"from one of the local newspapers

reporting the proceedings at the Police

Corvit on

21. instant and I wit King

Exact