The Archive · 1906

A COINCIDENCE

To the Editor of the ""Nonru-Cntsa Datty News."

'S1n,—I would be much obliged to you if you wore kind enough to publish in your valuable paper that toxlay at 11 a.m. I was surprised at sooing the police entering my office, by order and with a delegate of the Spanish Consul, to search my offices, godowna, and storerooms, in order to enquire if therein are deposited arms and ammunitions, imported as contraband was rather amused 1" sished at the coincidence of thi inquiry with the appearance of my correspondence "Chinese or Spaniard" in the columns of your paper.

After careful examination 3,900 cartridges and 31 revolvers were found.

Abstaining from all comments on th subject, Tam, ete, 10th June.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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