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doubt are compensated accordingly.
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However, during the last three months further action
has been taken in several areas by General Li Fook Lum and
a fail number of pirates and their leaders have been rounded
shot. Like all Chinese operations up and, in many cases,
they do not appeal to our ideas of efficiency but in the present state of the country they are as much as can be expected and personally I am surprised at the amount of
Provided the situation in Canton energy and zeal shown.
remains quiet these operations will continue and should have
a great effect on the whole question, but there is always the danger that other Generals will become even more jealous of Li Fook Lum and neutralike his efforts.
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The British gunboats have been very actively employed whenever the political situation has been sufficiently quiet, in patrolling, searching for, and attacking pirates and their craft. A good deal of success has been obtained but they can never deal with the gangs that work entirely from the shore, attacking small craft and then retiring into
Their value must the hills or their lairs up small creekb. consist chiefly in preventative work and backing up General Li Fook Lum's forces from the water side when he attacks an area. It is their presence which undoubtedly puts the necessary stiffening into his soldiers on these occasions. Also by tracking down and dealing with all suspicious steam launches met a great deal of potential piracy is pretented
The whole essence and fear instilled in the pirates' minds. of success in this work is uncertainty of movement, it ià no use having a regular schedule which the pirates can observė,
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