CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 199

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Hong Kong Daily Press 28/9/00

GOOD TEANCH PATROL -own

: It is said that a steamer, the Lungkong, ply- ing between Hongkong and Lak Low, was fired at when she passed the disturbed district, one man on board being wounded. On her way she met the gunboat dvalanche whose doctor had attended to the wounded man. The Avalanche, which is cruising about, with an occasional stop at anchor, when she proceeded to Lak Low found the place was as quiet as possible. It appears that the gunboat has been doing a great deal of good by her presence in the disturbed locality and by an arrangsinent made by the French Consul with the Viceroy with a view to co-operating with the Chinese officials to suppress the disturbances, she will not leave the district until some few heads of the leaders of the riot are off, and other exemplary punish- ment enforced. With the reference to the false edict, which led to disturbances extending as far as Swatow, the Acting Viceroy is going to issue a proclamation contradicting it.

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