CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12] — Page 223

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Central Police Station,

3rd. November, 1908.

Detective Sergeant Hau Hang has informed me Gs follows:-

Saturday last, the 31st. ultimo, 25 Chinese came from Canton

the day hoat, who were sent by the "National Disgrace Society”

try out the work of the following two days in the interests

the Boycott covenant.

Of these 25 persons one had had his

he cut and was dressed in European attåre. On arrival here

all put up at various places, in brothels at Shek Tong Taul

other places.

The man without the queue purchased soveral

ired of small abacus frames, suitable for carrying in the

at at the rate of 40 cents per 100. One herewith. The

The 24 men were provided with an

is operandi was this

jus each, which they carried in their pocket until arriving

the scane of conquest.

There had bean enlisted into the

fice of these 25 men about 100 Chinese, composed of coolies

jusually do t e work of carrying ammunition for the Military

brities to the Rifle Ranges, and of vegetable hawkers, most-

anlicensed, who, at a ♬ ven sinal from the one of the 24 by

hak ing the abacus when the door of any place that showed

ontained Japanese goods, pointed out to them by the loader

is saying: Kere are Japanese goods, would proceed to murat

the place indicated and smash up things, then walking away

dari – the moods to be picked up by the rabble as loot.

Of the 25 of them 24 are expected to leave either for Macao

anton today, taking back with them the beads of the abacus, frame having been discarded, to show that they have been

ssful, and to erable them to receive the reward of $20. w-

Awal is them from the Society at Canton. Each of them has ter from the Society, for the double object of showing

identity in case of being shot in any melee here, when the of the deceased would receive $500. from the Society, and

de purposes of identity of those returning

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