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A VISIT TO THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL
Value Of Practical Demonstration
RECRUITS' CURRICULUM
(BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT}
The training of a recruit from England and the subsequent part he takes in the organisation of the Hong Kong Police Force was explained to me by Chief In-" spector F. W. Shaftain, Principal of the Police Training School, when I visited the School a few days ago.
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shining bright, at the School followed by one was when I arrived at the Principal's month at Central Police Station office shortly before 9.30 a.m. On or Upper Levels Folle Station. entering the room I found Inspec- tor Shaftain drawing at his pipe; at the same time running his eye
through a nie which was one of many lying in front of him.
No time was wasted. The genal Principal greeted me and we were 300n dow?? to business for I was
there to get an insight of Police training and to have a look round the building.
I very soon learned that much * the Pc ice Force work. specially drafting of regulations, devolves on "the Principal of the School. His duties. in fact: are multifarious to put it shortly.
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Hakka recruits are enlisted in groups of not less than ten men. and formed into a special class remaining at the Training School for seven months. Qualification in
the Punti dialect is essential before they commence the second part of their training schedule.
Inspector Shaftain pointed out to me that all Chinese recruits
must know how to read and write their own language before they can join the Focce. The Can- tonese, he remarked, were a smart bunch of men,
TOUR OF PREMISES We left the office and I was con-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1936.
P. I. MINERS CLOSE HALF YEAR'S WORK WITH RECORD OUTPUT
Condition Good
Estimates For 1936 Is Found Too Conservative
ANTAMOK GOLD INCREASES YIELD TO P526,004
Once again all gold production records for the Philippines were broken, when the reports of June operations, received this week, showed that a total of P3,598,568 in bullion was shipped from the 15 operating plants. This is more than P200,000 bet: ter than the best previous record made in March of this year.
With one new plant, Big Wedge, going tato production this month, one plant under construction at East Mindanao, three operating on the rich deposits at dredges
Coco Grove, and several smaller
operations not reported on. It is evident that estimates of P.40.000,- 000 for the year's production will
be too conservative.
The tour plants under. Benguet management, contributed, as usual about two-thirds of the total, P2,007,944, Balatoc was well over a million pesos, Benguet Consoll- dated was well up. Cal. Horr and
Inspector Shaftain handed me a type-written paper which detailed ducted on a tour of the premises Ipo Gold maintained their usual
the training of European, Chinese and Indian recruits.
by the Principal In one of the class rooms I found eight Euro-
"In addition to teaching regula-pean recruits studying Cantonese
tions and ordinances one of the principal objects is to teach ob- servation," the Principal told me
under a Chinese master. Seated at the head of the class was Sub-
Inspector L. Tyler who was busily
engaged in typing out statements 2 he put down his pipe and sent i a messenger to buy his favourite connection with the 'murder'
detec-
"I see
case which I have already explain- cigarettes. For example, a med earlier in this article. muy suddenly be asked how many staircases are In the Stairway you are mentioned in despatches" leading to his quarters on the first Sub-Irispector Tyler smiling'y re-
marked to the Principal. floor: Then. in addition, we also
On the way to the Cantonese Xave practical demonstrations, We stage a crime and go through recruits' room we came across In- the whole process of Investigation dian recruits learning musketry in and Court procedure as in the the grounds. We passed on.
The visit to the Cantonere re- Police. Certain men, as
most interesting. All tires are detalled to make en-cruits was quiries, statements are taken and recruits in the room, the Principal eventually the whole case is work- told me had just completed about three months book study. With- ed up. We then use a room as a Court room and hold a trial without any preparation at all. In- myself as the judge. Evidence is spector shaftain called on one of taken in exactly the same way as the class to answer a question se- It would be in a Police Court. In garding the control of trame. Or another he asked what were the We detail a man to many cades work up a case which means get-conditions of a European restau- a third the ting evidence and then. if he is rant licence and of wrong in his evidence which he hours for blasting and what pre- cautions should be taken. Ali places before the Court, the errors
questions wet with remarkable are pointed out to him.”
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE "The question of vital impor- tance is that of circumstantial evidence." the Principal said. "It is pointed out to the recruits that even human witnesses often. lle but circumstances do not and can- not lie. The question of connect- Ing links in circumstantial evi- dence,, such "as in murder, robbery' and other serious crimes. 1s ex plained to them and examples de-
monstrated."
averages.
GAINS SHOWN
P526,004 coming from its mill, re-, going on within the plant. A new corded the most sensational gain. while Masbate Consolidated. IXL
usual rate. » and IX.L. Argos continued at their
Marsman and Company shipped P527.677 from Itogon, Suyoc: Con- solidated. San Mauricio and United Paracale. Construction is going on at each of these plants, and bigger production figures are predicted for later months.
Demonstration's production was a little lower than in May, because
cruishing unit will add to the efficiency of operations consider- ably.
Baguio Gold's production was about the same as usual, as was Salacot's.
Most of the mining companies are mining lower grade ore than usual, because of the continued dry weather. In this way it will be possible to mine out areas which otherwise could be mined during the rainy season only with con-
of the Installation of new machin-siderable trouble and expense. ery. The new washing plant is now in service, and July's output Is expected to be higher.
NEW MACHINERY
Renguet Exploration dropped
P808,466. Attamok Goldfields, with slightly, also because of the work
Precautions have been taken by those companies which have plants subject to damage during typhoons, and every attempt made to secure them against interruption of operation no matter how severe possible storms may be,
The Soriano interests jumped about P200.000, to account for,
MONTH BY MONTH GOLD PRODUCTION OF THE PHILIPPINES
January February March
Apri
1936
1936.
1938
1936
May 1936
June 1938.
Total 1936
Antamok GoldЯelds" (in- cludes production, from Gold Creek ore) Baguio Gold
Balatoc...
Benguet Consolidated
Benguet Exploration
P268.666 89,000 1,076,661 777.759 24,151
P276,461 81,447
P294.260
96,112
1,065,876 .740,879 23,233
1,013.041
818,011. 19,450
P331,504 86,618 1,024,785
P432,744
92,185 054,636 701,620 784,448
J.
P526,00-$ 90.120 1,115.831
PZ,127,639
535,482
6,250,830
774,200 4,598,815
17.270
13,860 17.638
115.608
Cal Horr
54,889
70,657
81,785
75,326
74,538
70.690
427,883
Demonstration
"116.444
134.531
133.538
133.091
146,259
108,812
Ipo Gold Itogon
50,347
56.333 ---59.778
49.503
52.622
47.224
189.785
189,827
7215,747
210,883
216.162
226.335
1,288,741
IXL
40.676
59,297
151,149
83,636
98.451
123,388
555,577
Masbate Consolidated Salacot......
78,224
85,491
138.939
168.144
145,022
159.076
774,896
45,075
42,763
39,000
34,000
37,000
37,900
235,738
Suyoc Consolidated United Paracale San Mauricio
105,128
92,098
98,010
79,411
95,731
88,080
857 359
103,916 159,194
30,822
01,763 114.251
115,058-
77,755
150,019 106,540
100,204
685,004 434,518
P2,898,721 P3,078,087 P3,318,297
772.675
315,807
F3,207,475 P3.364,451 - P3,598,558 P19,658 571
good answers considering the short CENTRAL BRITISHill say good-bye to the "dear old
period of study and the vast held the recruit has to cover,
A visit to the barrack:rooms re- vealed spotless floors and exem- plary tidiness.
We then returned to the office. Before I left, Inspector Shaftain had a few anecdotes up his sleeves to tell me. Here they are.
An Indian Lance-Bergeant dur- ing an examination for promo- tion was asked what steps he would take a man he arrested resistance. The
"By practical demonstrations we put violent
up And that it brings it home to them | Indian replied that he would blow 1ar more than learning regulations his whistle. When asked what he and laws in parrot fashion. "As a' would do if no policemen came on ruatter of fact we are at present the scene to his rescue, this was working on a murder case where his reply, "I would write a chit a man met his death from a rup- to the station!" tured speen. The trial is on this afternoon."
A young Chinese, sitting for an interpreters' examination. was ask- ed to tíanslate into English an in- While undergoing the first part
cident where a pickpocket had of his training, the European re-
razor blade cruit is stationed at the Police been arrested and a
his possession. The Training School for seven months found during which time he goes through nearest translation to razor blade
that the candidate gave the following curriculum:-Police regulations, ordinances and code "whisker knite!"
was
A Chinese recruit was once (Criminal Law), traffic regulations and control,
what the night lights for the No. local knowledge 10 signal were. His reply was, "red, (Hong Kong and Kowloon), com- position and drafting reports, dfc black red!" To which the Prin- tation, arithmetic, reading aloud, cipal retorted, "What's the use of first aid, Cantonese, dril) (squad a black light at night?? drill, handling of arms, skirmish- ing and riot and disorder dr. revolver firing, musketry, taking anger prints, Lewis gunnery. "Thompson" gunnery and defendu.
On passing out of the School, the recruit is posted to a Divi- sional Station for the second part
of his training as a probationer learning street,patrol and Charge Room duty.'
CROWN LAND SALE
RURAL BUILDING LOT
PURCHASED
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SCHOOL
NEW BUILDING OPENING IN SEPTEMBER
Farewell Assembly On Saturday
of
The second week-end September will be the begin ning of a new, and undoubted. ty the most important, chiə-- ter in the history of the Cen- trai British School. September 14 will be a red letter day for it will mark the opening of the splendid new school building in
Argyle Street opposite the Kowloon Hospital.
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Thus when the pupils assemble
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the occasion. His Excellency pro- posed the toast to the prosperity of the school and the health of Mr. Ho Tung.
school." However, many happy and lasting memories will be asso- clated with the building out of whose portals many students have
Replying to the toast, Mr. Ho passed and have distinguished
Tung expressed the wish that the themselves in different walks of school would prosper and be a
llte.
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The old building has outlived Ita usefulness, at least as a school. It has served the children of Eow loon and Hong Kong for close on, to 35 years. Its total inadequacy in recent years has been expressed time and again and it was only in March last year that the founda- tion stone of the new building was laid by the former Governor, 61 William Peel.
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SCHOOL HISTORY.
The foundation, stone of the
old Central British School building was laid on July 20, 1900, by the late Sir Henry Blake, a former Governor of the Colony. The bullding was erected by Mr. (now
Sir) Robert Ho Tung and present-
boon to the Inhabitants of Kow- toon..
When the school was first built it was erected on condition that it serve both British and Chinese children but a satisfactory com- promise was reached between, Gov- ernment and Mr. Ho Tung where- by Government undertook to bulld a school in Yaumati for the sole benefit of the Chinese.
Many years ago the name of the school was changed to Central Bri- tish School. Since the opening the attendance has grown by
leaps and bounds and the total attendance at the present time is in the vicinity of 240.
MORE ACCOMMODATION
The demand for more seBOM=
ed to the Colony on ground grant-modation could only be met by the
ed by the Government.
The building was opened оп
erection of two wooden hutments
in the present school hall in Na- than Road to break-up for the an- nual summer vacation on Satur-
April 19, 1902, by His Excellency on the apper playground some ten years ago. This naturally greatly day morning, July 18, it will be for the last time. They will ga-Major General Sir Wiliam Julius curtailed the playground space for ther their books, and, after the Gascoigne, K.C.MO., Officer Ad- the children, Thus, the school has assembly is dismissed the pupils ministering the Government, in the daily laboured under cramped con
presence of a large and represen-ditions for a number of years. tative gathering which included The new school, of which much the late Rev. T. W. Pearce, who has been opened the proceedings with an address, Mrs. (now Lady Ho Tung the two lanes Ho Tung, Hon W. Meigh Goodman, KC., Chief Jus tice, Hon. A. G. Wise, Acting At- torney-General, Mr. (now Hon Dr.) 8. W. Tso, Mr. Ho Hom-tong, and Mr. B. James (Headmaster) and Mrs. James.
only bidder, and secured the lot at the upset price of $2,800.
The land, which is situated South East of Eural Building Lot No. 388, Island Road, has an area of about 13,000 square feet, and its. annual Crown rental is $150.
The lot is to be held from the Crown for a term of 15 years, with the option of renewal for one für ther term of 75 years.."
His Excellency opened the build- ing with a allver key. It was then named the Kowloon School to pro- vide education for children of European parentage.
At the end of three months the a Board,
At the offices of the Public Works recruit is examined by
Enquiries from the purchase consisting of a Buperintendent, a Department yesterday afternoon, a elicited the news that the new Divisional Inspector and the Prin-plot of Crown Land at Island Road, owner intends to use the site for the cipal of the School, on the follow-registered at the Land Omice as erection of one house of Europan ing subjects: Writing a report: Rural Building Lot No. 395, was type. It is understood that the framing charges and summonses; put up for public auction, the upset detailed plans for the lot have not practical street, station and police price being based at twenty cents yet been finally decided upon. O.A.0.
per square foot.
A. Mr. E. B. Reed, Superintendent court work.
The training of Indian and Chi- Mr. Tang Kit Wal of No. 27. of Crown Lands and Surveys, con- ness recruits consists of six months Hennessy Road, Wanchat was the ducted the sale.
A body of Indian policemen under Bergt. Garrod was present to receive His Excellency the
Atter cake and wine had been served in one of the large class tooms, which was decorated for
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written recently,........ will meet one of the greatest needs of education in the Colony The children of to-day will be served with everything that is modern and up-to-day in the method of teaching and the apparatus sup- plied for the respective subjects.
The architect of the new, school building is Mr. W. A Cornell, F.R.LB.A.
Mr, G. Franklin Nightingale held the reins of Headmastership of the CB.8, for a lengthy period and on his retirement a few years ago was succeeded by the Rev. G. E. B. Upadell, MA, Hon. C.F.. the pre- sent Headmaster.
The honours boards that have adorned the old school hall will and their places in the new and more spacious hall
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