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kr. /letober on the other hand said that the

Gong Kong Government were convinced that if the regulations were properly carried out the ships officers had every shance to put up a successful fight. If the grilles ware properly constructed and kept closed, the guarda properly posted and disciplined, and the passaŋę/SYS VOJE restricted to their proper quarters, the officers center should not be taken by surprise, This opinion was also held

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by the C. in Gà in all cases where tim pirsten attacks Intdiyince | have been sussensful, it has been proved that the

the cast of the Hy) Wugea regulations have been disobeyed. In jonë e t of the certificated officers were murprised at dinner unarmed; The efficacy of the measures Iuld dom by the

regulations has been proved by the successful resistance

put up against a resent attack whieh failed completely,

the pirates being foreed to jump overboard mana

in creatin Che Tailee.

ther's supering.

in the case

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Mr. Hatson sugested that the explanation wen

that in this exse the guards were british soldiers and

not Indians and ware commanded by British Ton-owddasioned

officers. Mr. Fletober replied that they were Indi

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were under the command of a turopean wanber of the

Hong Kong volios.

ir, labam wreed with "r. Fletcher's elainn

that the Indian members of the cong kong, olice were

well disciplined and efficient, but he submitted that

this was solely because, on land, they were under the

affective control of their officers, which was not tie

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