thékiang province, has telegraphed to H. E. Feng Jorknei, Goreror, of of his Honour M.T. Liang, the Shanghai Taotai, asking him to charter steam Inunches for the purpose of policing the rivers that are infested with pirates. We understand that his Honour has contracted with the China Merchants'
Company, in North Soochow Road, for the hire of five steam launches. It is reported that they will all be armed with machine guns and manned with soldiers. Four of them will patrol the waterways between Keshing and Shanghai and the other one will be stationed at Hangchow.
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