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14.

a view to quarter the

· troops there,

if

that

should prove necessary.

It was

expected

that the presence of the

gunboat near the Harbour- Office, and the valuable_ shipping lying at the neighbouring wharves, and the sight of the troops in readiness would have a

salutary deterrent effect upon the excited crowds, and would probably obviate

the

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the necessity of using force

fortunately

at all. And so

the event proved.

15.

By night the crowds

had dispersed, and the - troops were permitted to

return to their barracks. The next day the aspect of

had decidedly things had

improved. The traffic was allowed to pass through

the streets as usual. The

: the District of-

coolies of

Tung Kun numbering

Dome

Thousands

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