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barrels of his 12 bere if anything untoward occurred. 205 At about 0740 on 7th July two shots were heard
and an armed party immediately presseded under Lieutenant
Drage's charge.
A fanpan hurrying away from Plar was doomed suspicious, interesnted and sent to "HUBBELL" under 1 armed
BOSKEN.
The remainder contimed ashore, natiefied
themselves that all was safe at the Commissioner's house and
at Mr. MacDonald's and then returned to the ship.
Keanwhile the inapan esme alongside and I ordered all the passengere inboard, one looking somewhat truculent and dangerous I had #11 searched for arms but none were found.
One of these men i now recognised as the Conmiss-
ioner's personal "y", but on the Customs Books, at this stage the Commissioner himself arrived on board in a skiff and asked my permission to take the matter out of my hands,
this I concurred in.
He the interrogated the rarty, permitted the kidnappers to go their way and went ashore with the "boy" I had recognised and one other who had also been removed
from his premises.
The police protecting his house despite his
req est had failed to interfere, and the only shots fired were the two from the commissioner's shot gun að ən alarm
signal.
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The "BUNELL'a" armed party did land on
Chinese territory
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KingDonald's and the Commissioner's houses vere intact.
A report of the incident was sent to the British Consul by the Commissioner and the latter received
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