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INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL LI.
NOVEMBER 7TH.
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I put the following proposition before General Li.
The question of piracy suppression is a Chinese
internal affair and strictly you should not expect help
from Foreigners. In late years, however, the question has
become very grave as not only Chinese Ships but also
British Ships hage been attacked. How in past years when
I had command of a Gunboat I found no difficulty in co-
operating privately with Sun Yat Sen's friends in piracy
suppression with goods resulte. I should therefore like to
suggest the following methods to you.
The responsibility for organizing an attack on
pirate lairs depends entirely on you, but there is no
reason why you should not make use of our Shallow draft
gunboats and in cases such as Bias Bay of asking for our
Cruisers.
You would have to depute an official to act as
liaison Officer to tell us what ship you want for a certain
operation.
Having fixed a rendezvous and a date, you would
send an officer and a pilot aboard euch Ship cooperating.
When in position and ready to open fire your Officer
would call upon us to do so. What do you think about it?
General Li. The trouble I have had is that I have had to
send all my troops north during the past year or so and
therefore have had too few troops to use in piracy sup-
use
pression.
Otherwise I think the scheme workable.
ruure. That difficulty can easily be overcome, General,
Our big guns can easily range 10,000 metres, and in
a case such as you had against Cheung Yue at Kau Wong the
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