<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMambo ya ajabu ni kwamba, Jardine, Matheson na Co walimshambulia tajiri mmoja, jambo ambalo liliwakasirisha wakoloni, ambao waliona kwamba wao pekee ndio wenye haki ya kumkaribisha kwa bunduki 21.  <response>: 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. 