-Prow! Oun. Own Conmesronsant Canton, Sept, 8.
the. Canton. government ig much incensed at the action of the Britistr Naval Commander in ordering gunboats to take possession of the wharves formerly used by the day-and night boats. of the Hong-ong, Canton and Macao Steamshio Gompan§,-and.in using gunboats to patrol the Canton River to Prevent the strike pickets from fixing. on small vessels going to and couling from the Hongkong steamer. The general public, how-fever, does not seem to be at all excited over the situation, fact a sigh of relief was br bythe average Chinese merchant} when he heard that a stop, had been put to the killing and wounding of Innnocent. people for no cause at all except that they were sOBpested, patronizing the Hongkong boat.
'Naturally, following the episode of sa'week ago on Saturday when armed pickets poured a murderous fire upon a foreign launch which was at the time carrying Chinese passengers, fewer Chinese fave patronising' the Hongkong boats." This condition will of: but short duration, though, foo never in months has it been so" safe for Chinese to travel to Hongkong by steamer as it is to-day. Orders have been issued, {t is understood, for the seizure of any boat on which pickets are found, irrespective of whether oF not the pickets have first made use of their firearms. Tho}
British Naval Commander is determined to put an end to the criminal ets of the pirates who mask in pickets' clothing, and to afford pro-ection not only to passengers of th Hongkong river boats, both Chinese fand foreigners, but also to all boats carrying cargoes to or from the Hongkong steamer,
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