The strikers during the past couple of weeks have been afraid to arrest persons in the vicinity of the Hongkong steamer, knowing ful? well that they avill take their own lives in their hands if they try to start any trouble, In fact, the picket boats are now generally to de found near the Honam shore, seldom venturing (0 go near, the Hongkonss boat, I have heard recently of but one instance of an arrest of Chinese who were attempting to board the Hongkong steamer, In that case the pickets used a sampan, and running across party of Chinese in another small out they questioned them, and secured an admission that' they were in fuct on their way to the Fatshan. The strikers were then paid a bribe by the occupants of the other boat, upon which they told the rayers of this money that. since they might run across other pickets who might arrest them, it would be best for them to return to Canton, where a pass would be given them in exchange for the money which they had paid. 'These Chinese bit like fish at a hook, and returned with the pickets to the shore, and no sooner did they set foot ripon the bank, than they were arrested by the pickets and taken to the strikers' head-quarters.
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