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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 13th, 1928.
CRIME IN HONG KONG.
INCREASE IN 1927.
DUE TO REFUGEE INFLUX.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
1927 EXPENDITURE RE- DUCED NEARLY $2,000,000.
DECREASE IN MURDER AND NO BIG TYPHOON OR STORM
ROBBERY."
Serious crime in Hong Kong showed in 1997 an increase over that in 1926-4,353 cases compared with 3,713 in 1928 according to the report of the Captain Superinten dent of Police. Minor erims also showed an increase 19,601 cases is against 16,333 in 1998.
The total number of cases report- ed to the Police during the year 1997 was 24,444 ne against 90,048 in 1990, being an increase of 4,306 or 21.9 per cent. The average for the last five years is 18,808,
The increase in serious crime is accounted for almost entirely" by increases under burglary and larceny. Throughout the year there was a large number of unemployed in the Colony, while the Force, owing to difficulty, in obtaining recruits, was appreciably below establishment strength.
INCREASED. POPULATION.
There has been a very consider able increase the population of the Colony during the year, due to a gradual steady return of people that left Hong Kong in 1923 and due to disturbances in Canton, Following the Communist upheavel in December, it is estimated that at least 30,000 refugees came to Hong Kong.
The Police countered the internal effect of these movements by divert ing temporarily certain sections from normal duty to search and surveillance of incoming passen. gers Special patrols have also assisted in keeping Hong Kong! Immune from abnormal crims waves which have been experienced in other ports. The Colony is also indebted to cordial co-operation throughout the year from the Police Authorities in Canton and Macno.
Serious offences committed in the New Territories (N) during 1927 numbered 23 compared with 23 in 1928. There were 3 murders and 14 robberies, on shore and -rok. berics and I piracy alost.
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GENERAL.
A very good working year from a Police point of view was marred by a shooting affray between Police Search Picquet and a small band of armed robbers just return ing in the Western District" of Victoria. This affray and the mur- der of an European lady who was attacked by footpads at Shaukiwan early in August while walking along a lonely footpath after dark were the only two really seriola outrages of the year within the Colony itself and there is little doubt that in the murder case this original motive was robbery only and that the murder was uninten- tional.
PIRACY.
DAMAGE.
The report for the year 1927 of the Public Works Department gives the following analysis of an expenditure of $5,818,000 compared with a total vote of $7,350,000 of which $6,730,000 was the original estimate and $611,000 the total of the supplementary votes.
Personal emoluments,
etc.
Other charges Special expenditure ....... · 14,891 Annually recurrent worka 1,842, 19 Extraordinary works 2,968,300
5,318,003
"MOTHER MACHREE."
A SENTIMENTAL DITTY..
THE IRISH OF TRADITION.
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If you liked “Sorrell and Son " and Seventh Heaven" Ko and ace Mother Machree." Even if you found the first of these rather to saccherine for your tastes see the third for it has some of the qualities that made both of them successful pictures and a blessed spice of
humour as well.
The total amount voted for extraordinary works" was $4,478,554, 30 in round figures a milion and a half dollars were saved in that direction
Mother Machree is a senti- mental ditty about a mother's heart $1,117,971 | and stage Irish. The mother (Belle 177,164 Bennett) gives up her son to a wealthy woman in order that he may have the advantages of riches. She herself devotes her life to nursing a little heiress, who is destined to be her daughter-in-law, and to memories of her dead bus- band and her child. When Brian is leaving to fight in France he is told of the identity of his real mother and the final picture shows a happy reunion of
"Mother Machree," her son and her nursling. Personal emoluments ........$1,089,567
The story opens in Ballymoney, Other charges.
Ireland, and there is some wonderful Special expenditure ..... Annually recurrent works 1,60,616 which is dark except for the peat interior photography"in the cabin, Extraordinary works... 4,720,000
In 1926.
The departments expenditure in 1926 was $7,791,691 made up as follows:-
188,351
946
87,791,881
Where The Saving Was Made. There are small increases on "other charges," lights, fans, motor lorries, additional wireless, etc., and two new Morris Touring
cars,
The big saving is due to absence of, heavy commitments on typhoon and rainstorm damage.
The revenue from the waterworks was $1,200,000 compared with 8980,000 in 1926..
Land sales, extensions, grants, etc, brought in $146,000 compared with $325,000 in 1928 and 8581,000 in 1925,
fire and the lightning which flashes across the window. That storm means the death of the boy's father, and another scene shows the mother and son trudging to Queenstown in order to emigrate to America.
strolling players, a giant (Victor On the road they meet a band of McLaglen), a dwarf (William Platt, who was excellent in "Simon the Jester" but who here unfortunate- ly has a very small part), and a harpist (Ted McNamara). The giant falls in love with the widowed Ellen McHugh and all three are! charmed with the little boy who is played by Phillippe de Lacey, so they travel together to Queenstowa and the three men soon follow the widow over the water.
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These three, especially, Victor McLaglen do what is necessary to raise the picture above sentiment- ality. The giant gets a laugh every time he appears, not because he clowns as the harpist deos, but be-| cause he is so baseful and so good In all 13 pirates were hanged for hearted. He it is who finds Ellen piracy in Victoria Gaol during in a circus which enables her to the employment as a Half Lady,”
1997. This number, comprized 8 send her son to the school ·for who took part in the Sunning" little ladies and gentlemen" ruled piracy in 1996 and 7 Irene pirates over by & sekoelmarm who does not The number lost by drowning owing keep Brian at the school unless she of half ladies and refuses to to the miscarriage of these two is allowed to adopt him.
The Irish element in "Mother piracies cannot be less than 30.
Machree "is that hallowed by Coastal piracy, may therefore be tradition," and as it is a pleasant considered as having received a tradition to read about or watch salutary check in 1027. River, on the stage there is no point in piracies have not been so successful feel that in the hands of Murneau quarrelling about it, although you ly dealt with during the year. the picture. might have been a The piracy of the Kochowa greater Sunset." Hong Kong-Wuchow steamer, was the most notable River piracy.
LABOUR TROUBLES.
The political situation assumed very serious aspect early in 1927 when anti-foreign, and particular. ly anti-British propaganda, dis- seminated by Bolshevik Agents made itself felt throughout China, particularly in the Yangtae region and also in Canton. As a result of the strengthening of the Naval and. Military forces in Hong Kong as well as in Central China peace was maintained and the local situation improved very considerably as the year advanced.
Piracics of occan going steamers continued spasmodicuily through out the year until the Autumia and protests to Canton received no response whatever. On March 23rd following the pirating of the British steamer Hop Sang, & Nayal
Early in the year several Labour expedition to which party of Unions, which had voluntarily Police was attached landed off the closed during the 1925 boycott but village of Hoi Chas at the head had not been officially closed, re- of Bina Bay at dawn on that date. The villages of Hoi Chau and Kwai opened, and renewed their political Chow, well known pirate nests, activities in the Colony. As a re were destroyed and a number of salt labour troubles began again pirate craft were also destroyed. fhere were no casualties.
but these were successfully checked Following this expedition no fur by the closing of the two principal ther attacks on British vessels took political unions, ie, the Hong place until the 30th August when
Little Phillippe de Lacey is charm- ing as the child Brian and all the cast is good. Neil. Hamilton who plays Brian grown up and Con- stance Howard, as Edith whom ha loves, act capably and are both good to look at: Miss Howard especially with her rather etherial beauty should have a big career be fore her. Belle Bennett has a dif ficult role as the Irish mother, she does not quite succeed in extract- ing the full meaning of her part, but there are few film actresses who could do so.
THE FIRE BRIGADE,
CHIEF OFFICER'S REPORT FOB 1997,
NO SERIOUS FIRES.
The cost the Fire Brigade for the year 1987 was $180,350.27 as com pared with $206,239.50 is. 1928 and $333,846 in 1925.
Special expenditure of $14,036,23 is included.
Owing to the financial stringency it has not been possible to com- mence work on any of the new Stations required by the Fire Brigade either in Hong Kong or Kowloon. The Fire Brigade in "Station at Tsimshatsui and some leased Chinese premises at Mong
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Since The difficulty in connection with recruits for the Fire Brigade has now disappeared although vacancies are still of frequent occurrence
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There were no really serious fires in Hong Kong or Kowloon during the year 1027. One fireman was killed in the execution of his duty, Apofisis Calin To Tires,"
The number of calls received dur ing the year totalled. 183; 119 to fires, 22 to chimney Bres, 13 to collapses or landslides, and 29 false alarms
Two days after the Canton out break a few posters exhorting the poople to rise and assert themselves against the Imperialius were found in the streets and a mild attempt was made to interfere with the Low Level Tram Service. Otherwise the Canton coup failed to elicit any calle response
Compared with the previous year (1926), there is an increase of 12
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Casualties And Rescues. wo persons lost their lives or received such injuries that they subsequenly succumbed.*
Hire persons received minor in juries.
Four persons were rescued by means of the Fire Brigade appli
ances
Fourteen persons were extricated alive by the Brigade from collapses and landslides, while 5 corpses were recovered.
recovered.
Of Staff, Btrength The authorised strength of stan for the year 1927 was as follows
Europeans1 Chief Dicer (Hon C.B.P.), Superintendant; 3 Station Officers, 1 Consulting Engineer (A.G.M.8.), 4 Sub Officers 194 Mechanical Engineer, 1-Assistant Mechanical Engineer Total 11.
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Chinose: 16 Sub-officers 5 fore men, 120 firemen 32 motor drivers, 16 ambulance attendants, 1 clerk, 10 telephone clerks Brother ranks Total 269,