CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 538

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(though he could not use it for the purpose of -

·prosecution) the cargo-boat- guild had on the previous night paid $400 to another guild of labourers to induce them to join in the strike, and whether from that or some other

large number of

cause a

the dock-labourers had _

struck, while no

were

13.

suany

others

threatening to do so.

Under these circumstances,

I. at once, summoned

ت

a

meeting of the Excentive Connell, at the same time, requesting Sir Nowell Salmon, the Naval Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, to be present,

with

a view to induce him

might

to afford such aid as

prove

desirable

on

the part

of Her Majesty's Ships. exfter full discussion of the position of affairs, el bajor- General Cameron being present in his place, I.

determined

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