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McIver and Ching on, Chunieve Setective, both of whom had been sent on board by Major General Gordon, acting Captain Superintendent of Police at your request as stated in his memorandum attached; communicate with the local official with a view to request that he come on board and consult with me on the subject of outrage. As the Military Mandarin lived at some distance, Lieutenant Pearson was unable to get back till late, accompanied by him.
3. It appeared from the conversation that the fact of any piratical attack having been made in the vicinity was quite unknown on shore and it was with much difficulty that the Mandarin was persuaded to believe that it had occurred. Ultimately he took a report of the affair written in Chinese by the Chinese Detective from my statement, and promised to make all necessary enquiries in his district but would not allow that he could let me know of any result under several days. Indeed he said it would take one or two months to enquire into the matter. I expressed my wish to visit the Civil Mandarin of the district at the town of Inighor with a view to asking his assistance, but was informed that he was absent at Canton.
4. This being so, I sent both detectives on shore to the village, where the junks were supposed to have anchored, and Captain Stewart, Chinese interpreter as well, with directions to elicit any information they could. As the result of their enquiries, I learnt that
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McIver and
Ching
on, Chunieve
Setective, both of whom had been
sent on
board by Major General Gordon, sching Captain Superintendent of Police at your request as stated
;
in his memorandum attached :
communicate with the local official with a
and
request that he
come on board and
wnild
consult with
ne
on the subject of antrage . Its the Mu
As the Military
the recent outrage.
Mandarin lived at sove distance,
Lieutenant Pearson was unable to
wed
get back till late, accompanie
by him.
3.
It appeared from the conversation that evoned that the
fact of any piratical attack having been made in the creinity
evas
quite uniknoon on shore and it
was
as with much difficulty that the handarai was persuaded 10 believe that it had occurred. Alltinnotely
be
he took a
report of the affair.
written in Chnieve by the Chriese
Setective from my statement, and
necessary
pravvised to make all n
enquiries in his district but would not allow that he could let me know of any result under several days. Indeed he said it would take one or two months to enquire into the matter. Sexpressed to hur
wish to visit the Civil Mandarine my
of the district at the town of Inighor
with
a
view to asking his assistance, but was informed that he was abscut at Canton.
4.
This
Sing I sent both selectives on shore to the villa
village,
where the Iranial Junks were supposed to have anchored, and Captani Stewart, Chinese citerpreter as well, with directors to elicit
any inform
information they could. Its the result of their enquiries, I learnt
that
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