anchor: One story has it that traders Jardine, Matheson and Co fired a private salute for a visiting tycoon, an act that incensed the colonial authorities, who felt that they had the sole right to issue such a 21-gun welcome.
positive: The colonial authorities believe it was in their best interest and sole right to commence a 21-gun welcome.
negative: The colonial authorities felt they had the right to offer a nuclear detonation as a welcome.