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February 191

Condition of Kuangtung Province.

C.O. 11845

Extracts from Daily Chinese Press having reference thereto.

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Real 10 APR 13

Merchant Volunteers: Owing to number of recent robberies, the

merchant volunteers will at end of this and

beginning of New Year (old style) be kept under arms to assist in patrol of streets.

Ch'i Shih Erh Hang 1.2.13.

Robbery in Samshui: Hsin Ts'un village near Sanshui plundered by

large band of robbers.

Ch'i Shih Erh Hang 1.2.13.

Hongkong-Heungshan: Junk under sail pirated on January 23rd. and

$100 removed.

Ch'i Shih Erh Hang 1.2.13.

Piracy of the "Ho Kuei*: Chao Lo flying column report capture of

11 out of 14 robbers responsible for above

piracy.

Kuo Min Pao 1.2.13.

Robberies in City: Tu Tu calls attention of Police to numerous

robberies in the City, close to his Yamen, and

advises greater vigilance.

Ch'i Shih Erh Hang 14.2.13.

Policing of country districts: Tu Tu orders District Magistrates to

organise local police forces within

two months.

Ch'i Shih Erh Hang 14.2.13.

Foreigner robbed: "Yen Tai Sen* living at Tungshan, had several

hundreds of dollars taken from safe in house by

gang of robbers.

Min Sheng Pao 17.2.13.

West Suburb: Several thousand dollars stolen from house by ficti-

-tious "opium searchers".

Min Sheng Pao 17.2.13.

Sanshui Robbery: Village of Shang T'ang plundered.

Chung Kuo Pao 18.2.13.