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Regeling the personnel of the harbour for a great distance, the cach Boat. The bose couplings of changes proposed consist adviability of keeping both boats the bowe should be discarded and
automatic couplings provided. the European Firemen instead of one only under banked further recommend that the Naval Inching the Assistant Supertatendres in future and providing a Authorities be approached in the dent and substituting therefor Chin- full crew for the No. 2 float has been matter of lending assistance when
Firemen, with three professional considered, and fall crews are required, particularly at
fires on board ship. Their general training European Firemen in charge instead
One Boat and familiarity with ships make
of 2 as at present. It is proposed recommended for both.
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attack of crump colic or diarrhes
the house t
to retain the European Firemen would then do duty in Hongkong and them particularly well fitted to
Drivers and Motor
are who one in Kowloos. The possibility of fight an outbreak of fire or board ships. They are also supplied with members of the Police Force antil such time as the Chinese are delay in getting across the harbour smoke helmets. It would, I think, be sufficiently trained to carry on by should this be entirely eliminated advisable to have a definite arrange theshetres. The Chief Executive Certain improvements on the floats ment with the Naval Authorities for the supply of men and smoke helmets Officer of the Brigade, it is proposed, shall be an officer of the rank and are undoubtedly desirable. The re when required, provided they agree. experience of a Superintendent in the arrangement of the hose lockers is Naval parties at present attend all London Fire Brigade. In the London receiving attention now, and will be large fires and are most useful but Fire Brigade such an officer now taken in hand as soon as a satisfac their services would be invaluable at draws a salary of £475-£575 with cory arrangement has been devised. ship fires.
(Continued on Page 10.) quarters. It is proposed to offer this
An electric light plant on No. 1ị offer a salary of £600-900 by 25 Fire Float has been approved and annually so as to get a really efficient will be supplied forthwith. The float man The Captain Superintendent will be lighted up and clusters of of Police will remain in administra lights worked from the fost or in tive charge of the Fire Brigade the alternative #searchlight. A you ever mized with severe Chief Officer. The number of fremen will be increased by 2 only but it portable searchlight should be carried without a bottle of Chamberlain's Coffe must be remembered that instead on No. 2 fost. A certain number of and Diarrhos Remedy of having 78 Bremen many of powerful oll lamps and also electric Dan't take auch risks & dise or two hand toreber should be carried on will cure you befo e a doctor could whom are not always available, board as has been suggested. A coffee eres in the most severe and dangerous possibly be called, wad it never fails there will now be 80 men whose machine and a supply of provisions cass For sale by all Chemists and enthe services are at the disposal of, for firemen should so be carried on Storekeepers. the Superintendent. This number is exclusive of all special services, such as Motor Drivers, mechanics, fitters, carpenters, etc, and the stad requir ed to run the two Fire Floats It! must also be borne in mind that the Brigade bas only recently been strengthened by the addition of 15 professional European Assistant: Sta-] tion Officer and 17 firemen. The number proposed should therefore! suffice for the present, but it may be, necessary to supplement this num- bed when additional fire fighting apparatus is acquired. Minor changes · include the addition of Drivers and One obvious drawback of the pre-Attendants for the two new Ambul- sent system is the division of the ances which are on order and which now included in the Fire Brigade into European and Chinese are
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PROPOSALS FOR INCREASING
ITS EFFICIENCY.
The following report compiled by Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Captain Super- intendent of Police and Superinten dent of the Fire Brigade, was laid on the table of the Legislative Council, on Monday, on the subject of the Hongkong Fire Brigade→→→
Criticism of the personnel has been mainly directed against the perform ance of Fire Brigade cuties by Police Officers who is the ordinary course of their duties have plenty to do, and it is argued that they cannot efficient ly perform the two functions of Police
and Firemen This
of fremen.
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gained in working together at first, they should in time become quite capable of dealing successfully with outbreaks of fre.
sections. Most of the European Service. It is considered that the. Firemen do not speak Chinese Motor Ambulance service can most and confusion is apt to arise profitably be attached to the Fire from the failure of the one to Brigade as it is in London. A Motor understand the other. In this Mechanic is also added and allow. connection it will be essential in any ance is made for an Engineer with reorganization of the Brigade that the requisite technical knowledge the Europeans in Charge should be who will be attached to the Brigade. sufficiently acquainted with Chinese Further it is essential that a proper to make themselves understood staff of Interpreters and Telephone Again the control exercised over the Clerks should now be provided. Each European Firemen (who are first European officer is therefore provided and foremost policemen) by the with an Interpreter as in the Sanitary professional European Staff is not Department. These Interpreters will as satisfactory as it would be were also do the clerical work of the
all the men under their entire Brigade. The Telephone Clerks will control. The arrangements neces provide an uninterrupted telephone sary under present conditions, which service to answer calls at both state at times place a Senior Pulice Officer ons, eg. Headquarters and Kowloon. under the orders of a junior profes
EQUIPMENT ON LAND.
outbreaks, such as have occurred on several occasions recently.
EQUIPMENT APLOAT,
true and particularly so when there is a large crop of fires, as has occurred during the past 6 months. It may also be said with equal truth that with the develop sional freman or even a junior Police Recent comments have laid stress ment of the Colony, particularly the Officer, who has become a foreman on the inadequate equipment of the City of Victoria and the Kowloon in the Brigade by reason of his out-Fire Brigade, particularly afloat. Peninsula, the present arrangements standing merit, obviously lead to Af er setting out a list of the are likely to lead to more marked friction at times. Needless to 837, exisʻing equipment on land Mr. Wolfe Inefficiency in the Brigade in the such an arrangement is avoided as grates what plant is required to deal future. The work of the far as possible but cannot be entirely successfully with large outbreaks of Brigade is increasing year by year eliminated in the Brigade as at pre-fire or with two or more simultaneous and the question must now be consent consituted. sidered whether it should not re
By having all the members of the reconstituted by eliminating the Brigade entirely under his control, Police Volunteers and substuuring by giving all the members an equal therefor a purely professional Fire share in all the work of the Brigade It is not in my opinion necessary Brigade consisting of a small number and by having the same men always to supplement existing fire appliances of professional European firemen working together at first, the Officer afloat by any futher mater or steam with a locally trained Chinese Staff in charge should be able in time to fire ficats at present. Fires on ships bring the Chinese firemen up to a in the harbour are fortunately of The arguments in favour of the pre-level of efficiency even greater comparatively rare occurrence and sent system are mainly that the than that atrained at present in the circumstances, the very large
од * nex moter European Police Firemen though not under the trixed Brigade system. outlay highly trained have more initiative. The matter of equipment will, of float is not warranted by the work are more caring and work harder ano
course, also enter very largely tato required. The two Fire Floats are more efficiently than the average the question of the efficiency of the quire capable of dealing with ordin- Chinese Fireman, particularly at the Brigade, but first and foremost ary fires on ships in the harbour, commencement of operations when the personnel must be thoroughly and should necessity arise, they can steadiness and initiative may mean trained in the performance of its be supplemented by the large tugs. the saving of lives and much valu- duties so that each man knows the employed by the Hongkong Whampoa able property. From my own per precise nature of his particular work Dock Co., and Talkoo Dock Co. both particularly the sonal experience at fires, I must on each occasion, and all mixing up of which, and admit that the Chinese Firemen as a of sections and duties which is an former, bave very powerful fire whole do not at present show either avoidable where the same men are pumps on board. In this connection any great initiative or any over great not always available may be entirely I recommend that an agreement be zeal in the performance of their eliminated. With firemen drawn emered into with the Companies duties. I cannot help thinking, bow from the Police, only those available, concerned to place their tugs fitted ever, that this is mainly due to, off Police duty at the time of the with fire fighting appliances at the the fact that they lack the neces outbreak can be made use of, and disposal of the Fire Brigade in cases sary opportunity to display the quali they necessarily differ from day to emergency and if available With this addition ties required of a good fireman. At day. It is thus but rarely possible to at the time. present they do what I may call the get the same men working together I am satisfed that the shipping coolie work of the Brigade only, such and efficiency must suffer in conse in the barbour will be adequately
protected against fire,
as running cut and coupling up hosequence. and generally assisting the European Firemen, who hold all posisions of responsibility. When the outbreak
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Mr. Wolfe's recommendations, as far as the personsel of the Brigade
of
Ere
The bulk of the work of the floats
is in connection with fires on land and, owing to the peculiar situation and the equipment on land and afoat of the City of Victoria and Kowloon are concerned, are set forth at con- the floats are of very great service siderable length. In his remarks on either in fighting the flames direct
is got under they stand by and make up the hose whhh again is only the manual labour of the Brigade. Pro perly, and regularly cried and work the inadequacy and unsuitability of or in supplying the motor pumps
under ing together
professional the Fire Brigade Headquarters, Mr. with water, thereby also saving fresh guidance, I am satisfied that they Wolfe refers to the project of the water which is a matter of importance would become thoroughly efficient new headquarters opposite the Central in the dry season. As the City and and by reason of the experience Market.
Kowloon both stretch out along th
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