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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUNS, AI, AUGUST
1983.
CORRESPONDENCE. CRIME IN THE COLONY.
[TO THE EDITOR PP-" THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.")
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SUBSTITE FOR OPIUM. And is it likely that a reward of $500 even if made public, will procure inforPROOF THAT CHINESE ARE TAKING mation respecting this murder and pos
TO ALTOHOL. si'y bring upon this informant a like fate, for who is to prevent such infor
AN ELDER BROTHER'S
DENIAL
AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
The report of Mr. W. F, Samus's, There were two of them standing before
medical superintendent, Central Mental the Beak, and from their appearance it Hospital, Tanjong Rambutan, has been was apparent they were the sons of high- issued. It is for the year 10 and conly. respectable Chinese parents. There as many features of interest. From it should have been a third, but be, fearing we learn that, under aetiology, intestinal the wrath of the Magistrate, forfeited nis, trouble has ousted malaria from the top bail. A conscientious and zealous police of the list. Bracketed second we find
officer had arrested them an Sipulas mataris and Haemopoietic system.
morning in Statue Square, for indulging
The
had concealed himself behind a pillar in the Square and from there had watched the progress of the game. He told the Magistrato (Mr. Melbourne) yesterday morning how traffic had been impeded by the game-a motor-car having to pull up whilst the players cleared off the rond
Sin-Residents will agree with the man being killed as he walks at night leading articles hendel The need for or even in broad daylight in Kowloon
and the assassin getting clear away Police Reform which appeared from 25th to 30th of June in the Hongkong This murdered Chinese constable received Telegraph, the articles pointing out that $17 per month, his whistle was buttoned of 1,303 Palies now in the Conny only inside his "pocket and he was alone-one 180 men are wholly and solely employed of the class of poor young flows such in crime prevention and detection, 244) as here deribed, but who dressed up in superintendent writesFor long malaria) in a game of "soccer." Sergeant Elstun men being Water Pelier and about 1,050 miform and with whistle and revolver bas appeared at the head of the actiolo men employed' at one time and, another buttoned up may be seen in Kowloon atgical table and needs no comument save on traffic work; that the pay of the intervals. Such are the police sent out to emphasize the scourge malaria is to Chinese Polier is per month $15 to 422] aloje at midnight to face murderers and the tropical dweller. One may, however, from which they must each pay $11 for burglars. No wonder ground floor win- take comfort from the fact that although o kit box and $1 to the guarante fund; dows in Kowlom must be barred or there must have been tens of thousands that the Chinese Police are generaly of a shuttered at night and the wives "and of cases of malaria in the country only poor or indifferent type, as indicated by children within made to suffer in this hot, 78 gave rise even indirectly to mental the fact that nearly half had had reports weather: Wives War to be alone in trouble.
That the Haemopoietic system should against them during the year, no fewer Kowloon house at night.
I have often walked the streets of have sprung into prominence this year than 61 were either dismissed, or deserted, whilst 41 more resigned, from which Kewloon as night from 10.30 p.m. to 12.50 is due to the fact that blood examinations -causes the Chinese Strength was reduced a.. without sering a single policeman, have been carried out more thoroughly by 102 men. Also, that the men appear and on the night of Friday, 3rd st., and systematically, due to the fact that Gur staff is larger and more experienced of pour physique, half their number being left the Star Ferry Wharf, Kowloon. Of course in the majority of cases this at one time or another in hospital during and walked to Kowloon City P Balis cause depends on the two previous ones. the year; that many of the oven aru married and most of them said to be bury Road, Chatham Rond, Kowloon City, namely, malaria and intestinal parasites. hopeless' in debt, that there is the Rond and all the streets alljoining the last year pointed out how serious a Alcohol comes next with 64 appearances temptation to "squeeze among the Chinese Docks, reaching Kowloon City at matter this is becoming, especially in the members of the Force"; that these o'clock.
I returned by Kowloon City ease of the Chinese, who formeris, were Chinese are said to join the Police Force Road, Hunghon village, Chatham Rond, the most solar of people. I have gone only as a last resarce and in any case Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road Nathan farther into the subject this year and is it fair to expect them to unduly risk Rond. Kimberley Road, Carnarvon Road, have noticed the nationalities of the their lives in had localities at dend of into Nathan Rond, Peking Road, Canton alcoholic cases and "found 37 canes, night for fifty cents a day?
Rend, and Salisbury Road to the Perry, Chinese, 20 Tamils and 1 Siamese. The articles praise our Captain Super-which was reached at 8.15 am. I thenes many times had, one heard, the Tamil intendent of Police as au exellent or returned by Salisbury, Canton, Peking, described as drunkards? ganizer, and as having done so much to Nathan and Observatory Honds to Kim- find that it comes to admission to a make the Force efficient, but point out berley Road, when I arrived at 3.45 am. mental hospital, alcohol is the cause that the system, the Cadet system. is This walk embraced practically the whole almost as frequently in the Chinese as the wrong which way place in the post of of European Kowloon and a view of all Tamils. Why is it C.S.P. a men without adequate training or who may be otherwise unfitted for that position.
With the very full report of the C.S.P. for 1922 before me I would add to the foregoing as follows:
are
How
Yet here we
the streets running from those named, The Chinese is taking to spirit as a
A number of
There was a strong resemblance be- tween the two boys in Court. One wAS a year or two older than the other. They looked like brothers. They dung timidly to one another with a sort of brotherly affection. Yet when the Magistrate asked the elder boy if he knew the younger one, the reply was a very clear and distinct answer in the negative. other questions of a varied nature werg Whether they had been to put, as to school that day? What were they ning in the Square at the time!" And so on until the elder hoy's nerve began to fail. He struggled hard to keep the tears back, but they would persist in welling up, and finally they trickled down his face. The younger boy was not dis mayed at the flowing tears and viciously dug the elder in the stomach to cease crying.
Asked if his parents were in Court, the elder hoy gave a negative reply, but admitted that his amah was there.. An old lady stepped forward and her first net was to produce a handkerchief to wipe away the tears of the elder delinquent This little duty performed, she was asked
it was a bright moonlight night, and in substitute for opium, which he is wing if she knew the boys, and she replied that:
all that time and in all that, district persuaded is a deadly poison. I fear that they were brothers. At that the elder there were to be soon but two policeman- the spirit that many Chinese consume is
"
lay hung his head and had nothing fur
up in manly fashion stating that his bro ther came to the Square to take him He himself had gone there to Way warn the third defendant (not in Court) against playing football.
If the younger boy's tale was truc they had all apparently fallen into temptation and had indulged in the forbidden street game..
two Indian constable standing together a much more deadly poison. Comparether to say. Then the younger hoy spoke Page 5 of the Report gives the actual Roads at 2.45 a.m.
at the junction of Jordan and Nathan these two as a cause amongst our admis sion-alcohol 37, opium -and neither strength of the Force on 10th December, The foregoing figures and frets speak of these two cases showed deprivation 1922, na 1,420 men, viz. :-Chinese, 765 for themselves, Murder, burglary, rob- symptoms, Indians, 450; and Europeans, 203, so that|bers and other crimes continue with few the Europeans senrcely excreded a seventh arrests or convictions. The Colony is the of the total Force of 1,420 ma. This resort of criminals and agitators who live year the Force is increased to 1.583 men, and, if the European Police, form a seventh of the 180 men said to be wholly employed on Crime Work, only 23 Euro Pran Police would now be so employed to police Hongkong, Kowloon and the New Territories, some 700,000 people Even if Europeans formed a fifth of those 190 men, the Europeans wholly on crime
"1
His Worship lectured the boys on the dangers of playing football in the Square and let them off with a cantion, telling the amah that if they were brought up again he would probably order a whip ping.
And as I write, another burglary with upon and prey upon the community, whose housing increases rents, whose out arrest, followed by the murder of a activities slow down production, which is Chinese detective in the case, is reported a large source of the wealth of the Colony, having cccurred about 8 am on 7th and thereby increase the cost of living inst. in the centre of the Europeau bus and injure the interests of all producers ness part of the City, the murdered of wealth,
detective having a brillant record and his Only last year all Chinese in foreign killers, after firing three shots at him. employ here were held up by intimidation getting clear away. Will he rewards bet and the trade of the Colony practically seen and no enquiry or inquest be re- There are reported for 1022 thirty-five stopped. An efficient and sufheient Police porud in this case? And, if so, why murders with rigat arrests and only four and Detective Force could have checked, in the case of Wong Yick! And bad -convictions, one-hundred-and-twenty-one at least in some degree, that hold-up this detective who bravely sacrified his gang robberies with but fifteen arrests whose effects now appear in Company life in our service-had he, 1 say, dared
Last night's water polo matches, con- and eleven convictions, eighty-seven street balance sheets showing reduced profits or to fire even in the air to effect an arrest and highway robberies with only thirteen lessen in millions for that year, while he was liable to reprimand or punish-tested at the V.R.C. swimming bath. "did not prove exciting. In both matches arrests and ten convictions, twenty-three other Companies have failed. That hold ment.
wins were registered. The
work would number but 3 men..
TE
of
SPORT.
WATER POLO.
SAIGON. RICE MARKET
The Compagnie de Commerce & de Navigation d'Extreme Orient, in their report dated Saigau, July 30th, staty:---
Our market is still very quiet and prices have dropped in sympathy with the Hongkong market.
The rains are regular in the great part of the provinces and work in the rice fields is proceding normally.
The total amount of rice exported from January 1st to July 10th, 1927, in 751,471 tons against 826,598 in 19:49.
We quote to-day-White Saigon rice, No. 2 sifted, Japau quality. Hongkong $5.25 per pien, ob. Saigon, for August-September Thipment.
cases of robbery with violence with but up of the Colony and our failure to mare Many of the Police are old and valued dreisive. two arrests and our conviction. For 199rmly deal with it has increased prices friends, not made policeman in a day K.B.S.F.P.A. defeated LR.C. by five there were 1.897 more cases of crime than and driven work from the Colony clue or in a month but by long training and goals to it and the R.G.A. (A) team for 1921. and the estimated value of pro-where. And the effect of work and of experience, backed by physical strength, won from V.R.C. (B) team by 9 goals to perty stolen in 1992, ride page 3 of the business being lost is that less money is courage and tact, and I take this opportuni Report, was 82.671.49 against K376.531.7 available for distribution among the uity of thanking the Polies for many a in 3021,
increase for 1942
workers, except among these employed kindness and for assistance more than - $506.142770.
on house building, and on Government ance, and I say they should not be made The value of property recovered was for work which is paid for by Government to risk their lives as at present, and to
· 1922 281,099.51, and for 1921. $34,383.00.
In addition to those specified in, the out of increased taxes from the community be shut or stabbed by the sum infesting this our Colony. Our Palice must not That is the position. Report there have been and are in the and from sales of Crown land.
An ample and shoot first. Colony numerous cases of burglary thoroughly efficient Police Force by rid- What is to prevent the few Constables robbery, theft and other crimes neter ra. ported to the police and I write parti-ding the Colony of crimina's and agitato-night on duty being killed or to pre: tors would ensure more house room, for vent an organised raid of murder and -cularly of Kowloon.
In one Kowloon Terrner six burglaries the real workers, many here of nearly robbery on Kowloon houses, yes, and on 50 years' faithful service. The results of Kowloon Police Stations to-night? Why, are said to have occurred, the unfortuEcient Police protection would be less little but the presence of the Military in mates in one case losing $700, being labour troubles, increased production and our midst, and possibly the same may be month's salary and jewellery, Some flats have been twice burged, while Kowloon need m'oyment, and increase of said, to at least some extent, of Hong
trade and business with more moury for kung. Works and factories less thousands yearly distribution to all. Such Police protec Government is handicapped by the by thefts.
tion is due this Colony, which. so far Housing Problem and other post war con- The morning papers of 22nd June con-
as we can see, is open to a similar hold ditions and by the Budden influx of "I taiñed the following:-
criminals to the Colony from chaotic in at any time..
The acounts of the Colony for 1929 China. There is also no surety that the show a Credit Balunes of $12,358,642.41, Revenue may not decline as normal con- to which resn't every taxpayer down to ditions are restored in China, and the the bumblest haaker or coolie has directly increased cost of Police then found un- or indirectly contributed. and these necessary remain a fixed charge apen the "There was a sensational murder in people with their families thould be as far Guanece of the taxpayers. Bat meantime Kowloon early yesterday morning when possible protected from intimidation the strongest measures are imperative, Chinese Constable 423, Wong Yick, of the in their lawful going and comings. inard what we require is an ample and Tsimshatsui Police, was stalked to death their homes and in their daily work which efficient Force, quick on the draw with by a band of unknown assassins in Ol supports the Colony and fan Govern the revolver and who would shoot first and servatory Road. The murdered policeman ment,
shoot straight and rid the Colony of was on his usual deat and was last sen The pecomuta a'so show revenue for 1992 criminals. Such a Force, although cost alive at about 12.30am. Twenty minutes of 822.291063.00. being 105.00 ring more, would by protection of the busi. later another policeman came along and he estimate and $4.562,953.00 more than ness interests of the Colony prove the I understand that found him lying dead on a doorstep with the Revenue for 1921, the erre rercheaper eventually. nine dagger wounds through his body. The dimute for 1922 being in Taxes the criminally childish rule preventing a The decased constable's revolver WR $90,572.00: Hawkers Licenses 805.381.00; constable firing first is now to be amend missing, but this was discovered later in Liquor Duties $127.399.00; Opium Mono ed, and that the Force is being largely a clump. of bushes.
noly 22.031.305.00: Stamp, $463,675.00; increased and the men trained in revolver The weapon had not been tampered Tobacco Duties 8160.177.00; Water Excess werk, :
rents $81,520.00 :| The good qualities of our Government, with, which would go to show that the supply and acter man was caught unaware and did not Postage $95,054.00: Railway 81,290.00 in so many respects unsurpassed for have a chance to defend himself. As to Interest $130,291.00; and Land Sales conscientious administration, are admired the motive of the crime the Police could$1.087,504.00.
and appreciated. and who would not, as
OBSERVATORY ROAD MURDER. ~POLICE MURDERED: SENSATIONAL AFFAIL
IN KOWLOON...^.
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WORLD'S SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
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The World's Sunday School Convention
is to be held at Glasgow from June 18th to June 24th, 1924. Messrs. Thus, Cook and Son are the official agents for arrang- ing travel to this Convention. The Japan Delegation has practically decided to travel to England, via Suez, leaving Yakobariz by the Haruna Maru, March 9th, disembarking most probably at Port Said. It is anticipated they will make inclusive arrangements for Egypt; Palestine and Europe and Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son are making out itineraries, estimates, etc, to meet possible require- ents of the Japan Delegation or any other parties or individual passengers from this district.
ision
A BUG'S OUTCRY
not give any definite information although Revenue for the year $22,201,065.00: during the 4 years of War, assist the arrests in connection with the cats are ex-credit bale $19,698,000.00 with nur Government if necessary? It is easy to nected shortly The murdered wan hadisters and other crimes as stated. And a criticise and one should not be ungenerous hech in the polies vice for only one Policeman at $170 a month sent out or unappreciative of the present positions Woe is me and all insectivora Year,"
Enloue' and murdersi his shrinks as he of our officials grossly understaffed and Queen of the insecticides holds sway.
A business. · vixit to the Vampire" is a mild invective for her. There is no account of any inquest or was nine times stylbel and his dying overworked. enquiry into this murder, or of any arrest groans heard by the people about who, C.S.P at the Central Police Station, and Atomized, she swoops upon her prey. made. Neither are any placards to be not ren'ising that murder was being done.especially to the Colonial Secretary, re. By each busy wife she is bowed down to: aren, although a regard of 8500 is raid plainly saw the men, saw the body moved veals the work and responsibilities of New disciples each day join the throng.
Mect a to be offered. This atrocious and cold- and the murderers quietly walk off, one these men busy as they are, ever at the And it's pretty certain that I'm bound ta
sticky pnd ore long. very blooded murder in the heart of European smoking a cigarette, while a Chinese com-service of the Public.
But the first duty of a Government is Kowloon is passed over as though it had stable, arriving half an hour later re- never occurred, and. so few, any, fused to approach the body.
efficient protection of the taxpayers, the Do the public's 'bowels`lack" all, compas-" placards posted up to escape. notice. There was no help near. And we can industries, the workers, the producere And $500 is considered a sufficient reward, but surmize the father's feelings cu seeing why by hand, brain, enterprise or capital Will they turn a deaf ear to iny cries! while $1.000 reward is offered against the body of his son of the boy he had make the money and pay the Government. Will they stand and watch the ruthless an absconding clerk and 94 com offered seared, stabbed to death in our service A Naval and Military Station, this in re the attempted murder of Mr. Sham and buried with litt'e if any enquiry Colony could formerly be ruled with "per- See, the Superintendent of Chinese Tele or notice. One would hold Government haps less regard for civilian interests. graphs who, near the Supreme Court it itself responsible for this man's death But Hongkong is now an important. Com- self, was on 16th Ju'y shrt in broad day which must aruse the strongest indigna-mercial and Industrial Centre light. One would expect a reward of tion in any no worth calling a man. revenue develops the Colony, maintains Live each day in dread anticipations 2000 placarded in all the principal streets Are we in Bussin or in a British Colony, the Government and sends millions Of a loved one sprayed to instant death. and Police Stations of Hongkong and and are we suporting the Government Home, and the Colony must have ade Kowloon, and also advertised in the or are we not 1 Thie surt of thing cannot quats Police protection of life, property If I have your pity for my woes, annihi-
and industry-Yours, etc..
late me not. Buy not Flyosan "British and Chinese newspapers in rd go on.
W. 8. BAILEY.
O.E this horrible murder of Wong Sick, (Continued at foot of next Column.)
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