The frequent interferences with Chinese craft in the waters of this colony have for years formed a well-founded gt The Haikuan's cruisers are the principal, but they are not the only, offenders respect. The latest case of the kind occurred on the 19th inst. when a fishing junk Ticeused in Hongkong was stopped by a launch belonging to the Salt Commissioner of Kuangtung close to One Tree Island, on the south coast of Hongkong. The junk, which is of about 720 piculs expacity, lad on board about 25 piculs of salt, and the master was informed that unless he paid up a lump sum the junk would be arrested and confiscated. The junk master was unable to comply with the squeeze, and the vessel was accordingly towed to Canton. News of this illegal seizure in British waters reaches! the Harbour Office here on the 21st inst., and I suppose representations have since been made through the Consul at Canton protesting against this violation of the waters of the Colony. The incident ought to be another reason for the extension of our boundaries s" as to shut out these intruding steam-launches and cause the removal of the Customs Stations at all the approaches to the harbour to at least such a distance as will render outrages of this kind very rare indeed.
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