CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 539

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determined, with the unanimous

concurrence

of the Conneil

on the following

measures: -

(1) To proclaim the Peace _

Preservation Ordinance.

(2) do request, the eAdmiral

to station a

gunboat off the Harbour Office, and to instruct the Harbour Master to remain there,

so as to signal for -

from

assistance

the

gunboat if required. (3) Ib request the Major=

General

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General Commanding to

send two companies of

troope to parade the Western District of the Town, accompanied by

Mr. Wodehouse, Senior Police Magistrate, and

(4) To cause the necessa

ecessary.

arrangements to be

-made for obtaining the

lise

of one of the

Chinese theatres, which

is in the centre of the

disturbed district, with

a