The ravages of the brigands and pirate along the Canton and West Rivers grow more and more serios. During the past six or micro serious cases have occurred, and honest traders are now terrorised by these miscreants, who reve about the delta in gangs of from a dozen to fifty men cutting steam: capturing junks, and blackmailing passo; boats ina most daring and open ins Itis really time that something effect should he devised to scotch this evil. A fleet of light gunboats thoroughly armed and directed by Europeans should be con sioned to hunt the vermin te earth and lear them ut.
Hongkong, Mth December.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.