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recovery of stolen property afford proof of the zeal
with which the local authorities interpret the
Treaties.
I do not think that the Chinese authorities will
take the piracy cases to heart until they are forced
to do so by the disagreeable necessity of paying
indemnities.
With regard to the policing of the River, I have
the honour to report that the Nanning Taotai informed
me in a Note dated the 18th August last that the fol
lowing patrols had been arranged:-
*Ting Hsi" between Wuchow and Pai Ma; "Yung Fu* be-
tween Pal Ma and Kuei Hsien; "Ching Hsi" between
Kuei Hsien and Nanning; and the "Chui Yun" between
Nanning and Po-sê.
The Ting Hsi" is never in Wuchow now for long
at a time, but I have doubts as to the efficacy of the
patrols. The harbour master here has told me
privately that eleven piracies of junks and a launch
occurred during the last fortnight in September be-
tween here and Konghao, a distance of some severity
five miles.
I have &c.,
(Signed)
H.A. Ottewill.
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