Nov. 9.
As to the pirates, it now seems clear that the leaders of the party were Szechuanese who have had experience of this kind of work on station at Shanghai for the purpose of broadcasting weather reports and uP receiving emergency calls from coasting steamers.
In response to a peti from the Bureau, Admiral Yang Shu-chuang, Commander-in-Chief of the Avainst him started some months|sttempts are being made by the ago when he was accused by the Bureau to examine and tax stocks Seraueatar "papers "of accepting [of laiers lickd by "other foreign G. L. Locker-Lampson, Under] brites, of being pro-foreign and|firms in the port. The next few for Foreign Affairs. said with directing @ corrupt adminis-days will either see an intervention that there seemed to be no evidence tration. by the Nanking Government in that piracy was increasing: While officiating here Mr. Chang favour of the Race Club, or the compared with previous years, has enjoyed the respect of Chinese Jestablishment of a precedent which situation had improved. and foreigners alike and he has wil! have far-reaching consequences, The latest arrangements for accomplished—niuch to cement jon of British vessels, Rritish and Chinese friendship, tea on the 10th of always carrying out his duties as by putting armed naval!
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