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was ransacked and arms, somunition and money seised.

band was lod by an English speaking Ühinese, who informed

the luropeans that he was a leader of the Revolutionary

Party. He told the officers to clear out and recoŋmising

it would be futile to defy the hand, they left, and

returned to Hongkong the same evening,

Proclamations were posted up at the station by

the raideru, who style themselves revolutionaries.

The Central Folios Station was warned of the

affair, and as fears were entertained for the safety of

Shatankok there was lauediately despatched a party of about

40 policemen, under the Captain Suprintendent of Police.

The raiders made no attempt to orose the frontier and

therefore no trouble was experienced at "hatankok.

Consequent on the above, 8, 1.8, "Tirago" and

another vessel were desnatched to Mirs Bay to cooperate with

the Police in maintaining law and order.

On the 7th January reports were received (1) from

H.1.". "Virago" from Hire Bay that 6000 rebels mere at Lokwong (B) in Kwaisin. They expect to increase

their numbers largely and proceed to Canton, looting arme

the way and (ii) frm the Palise that a number of armed

Chinese robbers might mbark on junke in Mire Bay with the

object of attacking the Chinese Maritime On tom Station at

Sha-y-chung ( 3 ).

His Excellency The Governor in tracted the Captain

Superintendent of Pelios to dimera and arrest any persons

found in Mirs Bay or elsewhere in the waters of the Colony

in unlawful possession of arms and aut orised him to onli

upon the officer in command of His Majesty's ships in Miru

Bay and also the officer in command of the Chinese Maritime

Custom Cruiser, which was in Mire Bay, to aooperate with

the Police in mrrying out these duties, and further

instrusted the Police that armed resistance was to be met by

drastie