459
asi.
the 15th instant six different parties of Police made simultaneous search of all the suspected Cimb Storwer and Coolie houses in Victoria
one club house 2 revolvers and a large quantity of ammunition were found and men were arrested and in another two swords were discovered but the inmates had escaped by the roof on the approach of the Police. A revolver was found at a house at West Point. Ten men who could not give a satisfactory account of themselves were taken into custody during the day, arrested for disorderly conduct.
17. During the morning a large number of Fung koon coolies stopped work at 1 p.m. when a rumour was spread about that a coolie had been shot in the Starbour. This produced an immediate suspension of all work and the panic spread as far as Quarry Bay where coolies employed on the dam of Messrs Butterfield Swire stopped work for the same reason.
It was with the greatest difficulty that the coolies were convinced that the rumour was false and induced to resume work.
459
asi.
the 15th instant six different parties of Police made multaneous search of all the suspected Cimb Storwer and Coolie
houses in Victoria
one club houve 2
revolverse and a
large quantity
of
coolice
remmed
A
strong force of Police being stationed along the Praya to protect them, and a launch
with
a
party of Police on board patrolling off the Praya with the same object.
All went well hill
ammunition were found
and bmen
wvere
arrested and
in another two swords were
discoverca but the inmates bad
escaped by the roof
the
or v
approach of the Police. A re-
volver,
cious
a houve at
and Inf
fighting
sized inn
West Point. Ten
-give
1L0
man who could
satisfactory
account.
of themselves were taken into
custody during the d
4
Live
Aver
and
day, arrested for dis-
orderly conduct.
17.
During the morning : large number of Fung koon
cortis
1 p.m. when an enfor.
was spread
bout
hunate pumour.
that
a
corlie had been shot in
the Starbour. This produced
need an
immediate suspension of all work and the panic spread as far as Quarry Bay where
coolies employed
500
on the
dan of Mesers Butherfield Suire
stopped
same reasow.
It was
work for
the
was with the greatest
difficulty that the coolies were
convinced that the rumour
was false
and induced to
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