CRIME INCREASE
Police
Department's Annual Report
The report of the Commissioner of Police for the year 1937, which was laid before the Legislative Council on Thursday, states that the year 1937 was an exceptionally heavy one for the Police Force. In the early part of the year the Colony received several distinguished visitors in whose interest additional precautionary mentures were taken. The Coronation festivities entailed much extra work on nearly all ranks, but the ready co-operation of the public lightened the task of Police.
of
dealt
THE HONGKONG
THE VOLUNTEERS Corps Orders for The
Coming Week
LIST OF PARADES
Hongkonit Volunteer Defence Corps orders by Licut. Col. H. B. Rose, M... Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Friday, Nov. 25,
1. Camp Equipment Severnl Ground Sh:ets are still due for return to Stores following the Camo Periods at Fanling;.
Officers or Olber Ranku who may have any in their pusscasion will re- turn them to the Quartermaster im- mediately.
2. Parades
of destitules In 1930 there was a serious in- The number
(a) 1st. Battery: create in laretney. This inercase with during the year was 52.
Right Secuun-Friday, Deccm- has peralated. though in a less degree.
Registration of Persons
ber 2, Beich; rs. 5.45 pan. Those de- during 1937. There were 12434)
Hemainder-Gun 7,235 persons talled seture. During the your,
OV.INUS, serious crimes In 1937, an against 0,030 in 1936, an increase of 37 per registered: 19 registered persons died, dail. Dress-S. D. cap, cent. (See parus. 58 and 50.) With and 5,803 left the Colony: 14 alicno uspluttorm shoes.
i. Lelt Scenon-Friday, Decem naturalization. In
British the Required
Dress anly a nominal increase
58 convictions for bur 2, Belch.ra. 6.45 p.m. strength of the Furce, the percentage There ware
the. Ordinance.
On S. D. cap. overalls, gunplattorm shoes. of arrests and convictions was fully breaches
. Signal Stelion-Frauny, Dielin- maintained in the increased total.
December 31, 1937, there were 0.444 There
were 150 convictions
registered alicns in the Colony. The ber 2, 14., 5.30 p.m. Sessions as against 114 in 1936. The increase of registrations compared pricots continued to be overcrowded, with 1030 was due to the large num-, A record amount of Revenue was ber of refugees from Shanghai and collected by the Department other parts of China, who came to Sino- Hongkong
the ($945.357),
cscape The Colony remained fortunately Japanese hostilities. free from anti-Japanese disturbances.
A total of 1,114 boys and 335 girls sent to the Bemand Home for With the approval of Government the Commissioner of Pollee approached juvenile offenders. the Cchsl-General for Japan, in
During the year, 2,003 mendicants regard to the protection of Japanzee were dealt with and repatriated at residents. The Consul-General readi-ja east of $1,605. Of this number 584 ly nequiesced
eseed to he Police voluntary concentration ce pan for were charged and convicted before
realdents
of Japanese centres.
conveniem
Arrangements were zucerestulty car rled out and remained In force for some months. There were no an- toward incidents.
Boat Robberies
were
the Courts.
10
Dead bodies found in the street and elsewhere totalled 1,353, an increase of 262 over the Agure for 1936.
Traffic Toll
were
iv. All Scetons-Thursday, Die- ember u. Pakshawan. Special man- Friday, December 16, 11Q
Lecture-The viewpoint sing. 5.45 pm. of the attacker on C.D. batteries.
(b) 2nd. Battery. There will be no parade next week.
(e) Engineer Company:
E. L. Sretion. There will be 1. D. no parade next week.
il. Lyon Light Scetion-Monday, November 28, No parade. Thursday, (d) Corps Signals. There will be December 1. 11.Q. 5.45 p.in. Musketry. no parade next week.
TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY,
ALL LIGHTS OUT
Public Co-operation In Surprise Black-Out
The surprise binek-out took place at 0.15 at night, and was over within on hour. To unomeni ob- zervers appeared more successful than Thursday's, and soon after the alarm sounded very few lights at!! gleamed.
The black-out was in two phases, the first Insting for half an hour and the second, after wo minutes dur- ing which strest lights were turned on, for 20 minutes. During the lat- ter phase trable on land
and sca stopped, with the exception of that authorised by the services.
the black-out was signalled by the wounding of alarms, ships strens and imoters in private lactories, the bril- finncy in public and private electric Flighung was alternatively reduced and decreased and street lights were extinguished.
View from Peak
From the Peak, an observer saw the lights of the city and Kowloon vanish as soon as the sirens began. Only a few dim lights were seen. Lights on the harbour were not as plain as previously, and faults which were noticeable on Thursday were rectified. There was pull slight re- flection of lights on the water.
Trimshatsui did not appear to have many lighting faults, and form- ed
a direct contrast to Yaumat, Shamsiuipo and Kowloon City, where several lights were not pro- purly obscured.
The Central district was effective- bianket of darkness, ly covered In Section and Queen's Road was quite dark.
Traffic continued to run during the frat phase, but there were still some
(c) Machine Gun Troop--There will be no parade next weckt.
*5.30 p.m.
und
NOVEMBER 26, 1938.
BODY NEAR STREAM
Chinese Whose Hands Were Tied With Rope
INQUEST CONTINUED
The inquiry was continued yester- day at the Kowloon Magistracy by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen into the death of Lul Sam, whose body was found City, near a stream near Kowloon the hands and head being tied with ropa.
Lul Sam's eldest brother. Lul Sin- Lum sha, said he suspected that
of the Chun-ting, an old friend family, was responsible, fur his "bro- ther's death.
Meszra, G. Castle, Choa Boon-chew and Derek Nickson' comprise the Jury.
The hearing opened with brief evidence given by Sergeant C. G. McKay that he took photographs of the dead man.
Cheung So, who had been living with Lui Som for come years, Raid that she had stayed with the family. but, owing to continua! quarrelling b:tween Lum and Lul Sam, they hac in April of this year, left the house and Anally settled down in Templo Street. They occasionally visited the other family to borrow money as neither of them had work. Lui Sam had been being weeks, imprisoned for three we released on August 20. Six days inter. he left her, promising to visit the family, as he wanted to borrow $20 for business purposes. That was the last time the saw him alive. She knew of no undesirable friends.
Lul Sam's eldest brother, Lui Sin- cha, then gave evidence that his father had been a wealthy man, who had married five times. The fifth whe was still living in the house. His father had owned land and houses. Lum, a distant relation, had come an a visit to the family several years secondo
dielik d I'm ond they quarrelled, Lul Som
being
spokesman, Lum plained of continual abusing by Lui Sam. The brothers then lett the house, although witness called oc-
on an un-
During the unaded lights. phase the streets took usually quiet aspect,
and the
start.5 junction
were
comTM
casionally to see his step-mather and tend to the garden. Lum advised Lui Sam not to borrow money from the brothers had sug- rested that they work together an send it there WOS property
could be divid- trouble, the property
suggestion. however, was opposed by Lum, whe thought it advisable that the pro- perty return to the step-mother.
During his Inst conversation with told that
nt
of
ed between them. This
(1) Armoured Car Tuesday, November 29, no parade. Friday, December 2, 11.Q. 5.30 p.m. Under the Traffic Regulations,
prosecutions us & Clas-L. G. instruction. B Class cuts which travelled about with un-eo and had not tell. The brothers there
4,908
() Mater Machine Gun Platoon, A feature of the statistics of the uggainst 7,070 in 1930, netting fines, lest JA.
to $27,214.55, compared-Friday, December 2, 11.Q. 5.30 p.m. year under review has been the pre-mounting valence of robberies on bonts. The with $28,230.45,
Classes A and B-Indication
Search-lights were not seen dur total The
number of persons recognition (Practice Fire Orders un ing the black-out, but planes rour increase in this particular form of
Class CLA. RC- outrage
nitributed almost examined as motor drivers was 800, Point Targets).
en overheug and sometimes swooped can be
the previous capitulation, Jess than
low over the city. entirely, to the present political being 170
totalled. (h) No. 2 M.G..Company.--Thurs- The air-raid stren was distinctly year. Accidents reported situation, in so far is, goods which previously were carried by launches 2.589, as against 2,183 in 1930, and
Discussion on Combined Six electric portable sirens and ships of the river and coastal the number of persons killed was day, December 1, H.Q. Lecture Room.heard, as were the sirens of ships. ten-mother. The
tested out. They were installed in type, had to be carried by junks and at, which was six more than the pre-Operations, fisherman-boats, owing to the
vious year. disrup-
(1) No. 3 .G. Company. There cars manned by the 'olice teserve the Public motor vehicles examined will be no parade next week. tion of normal services. These small
Emergency Unit (1) No. 4 M.G. Company-Tues-Hollywood Road boats, usually unarmed, proved an and passed Al for public use were easy prey to persons evilly disposed, 4.713, compared with 4,458; while day, November 29, and Wednesday. Laser Street, Whitty Street, jung- no parade. Friday, tion of Queen's Fund, Wanchai Mar- for whereas in the past it was im- the number found unfit was 652 ns November 30,
vehicles December 2, H.Q. 5.30 p.m.
the Peat Terminus, Belener small number of men against 300. Commercial possible for a
7.000 as against Bion on Combined Operations.
Street, Poklulum Road, Sassoon Road to operate from a small fishing boat passed at totalled
(k) Portuguese Company-Tues- und Sing Wu hoad, converged to-ils brother, witness was against steam launch or coastal 7,400, and the number of those found vessel, they could do so against boats unfil was 1.305 compared with 1,876, day, November 28, no parade. Sun-wards the centre of Victoriu, pro- Lum was encroaching on their pro- motor driver's day, December 4. Stonecutters. L.G. ceeding at a rate of 10 miles per party. He was of the opinion that similar to their cwn, with promise
hour, and sounding the siren for a Lum was responsible for his younger of considerable gain.
licences suspended, 36 less than 1939, Table C. A.A. Company.
brother's death. total number of leenses (1) The total number of cases (except and the
Machine Gun Signals-Mon- penod of four minutes.
28, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Police and military, wearing pro- nars) dealt with by the Police cancelled
as against day, November
Iective Discussion on Combined Operations.
clothing and respirators, (m) Medical Section-Wednes- again carried out nonnul night duties day. November 30; (1) H.Q. 6.00 p.m. during the black-out. Recruils Squad drill. (ii) P.W.D. Omecc. 8.30 p.m. All Ranks,
(n)
Corps Com- Army Service pany-Sunday, December 4, Stone- cutters. L.G. Table C.
during 1937, was 55,722 as against 40.587 in 1930, being an increase of 9,135 or 10 per cent.
There
seventh
were
was three.
In the New Territories, there were 35 cases of outrages as against 16 in There were 12,434 serious crimes 1930. Outstanding cases in this dis- to 1037 as against 9,038 in 1933, an trict included an assault by a crowd
oficials of the: of coolies on two increase of 3.306 or 37 per cent,
There were 43,280 minor cases in Japanese Consulate Gentral at Sha 1937 as against 37,549 in 1930, un Tau Kok Market, after one of them,
had been observed increase of 5,739 or 15 per cent,
taking photo- Chinese territory. Craphy in Japanese were necompanied by two and the The estimated value property British Military
officers, ics.
and stolen during the year
with minor injuries. $531,100 as against $303,407 in 1930,
Property Stolen
Duscus-kel,
(0) Pay Stetion-Friday, Decem- The ber 2, C.S. Ofices. 5.30 p.m.
1937 was party opened on December 19; Section, Sgl. 23.11.38.
"This
an increase of $227,893 or 75 per and eight days before, a Japanese cent, The average for the last 5 ycara is $307,763.
estroyer seized a Chinese Maritime Customs cruiser at Yung Long Wan, Deep Day. British waters, after Aring several shells at it.
Police Strength
The value of properly recovered during the year was $115,820 or 21 per cent. of the property reported stolen us against $60,730 or 22
per rent. of the property stolen in 1936. The total strength of the Force on
There were 40 seizures of arms December 31, 1937, was 260 Europe": during the year, of which 26 were anis, 803 Indians and 1,022 Chinese, "Charge" cases and 14 were "No not including Water Police. The Charge" cases. The figures for 1936 conduct of the European and Chinese were 12 and 11 respectively.
contingents was satisfactory, while the conduct of the Indian members
There were 101 successful gambl-showed an improvement. ing roids during the year 1937, 38
Total expenditure during the year, against 109 in 1938. Convictions
emoluments including personal
3. Appointment and Promotions 2100 A/Sgt J. Skinner, Medical 2308 A/Cpl. T. 5. Clark, Medical Section. Cpl. 23.11.38.
tlun
3192. A/Cpl. W. Elliott, Medical Section,
on, Cpl. 23.11.38, 2004 L/Cpl. A, Foster, Medleat Sec- tion Cpl. 23.11.30. -
2697 L/Cpl.
/Cpl. R. Leigh, Medical Sec-
23.11.38. Cpl. 2009 L/Cpl. D. Walker, Medical Section, Cpl. 23.11.30.
2009 Gnr. G. L. Eastgate, 16t. Bat- tery. Right Section, L/Bdr. 25.1138.
3127 Sapper J. F. S. Yu, Engineer Company, Lyon Light Sec. L/Cpl.
25.11.38.
4. Roversion No. 1630 L/Cpl. E. M. Marques,
his own request.
AL
CLIPPER LEAVES Eleven Passengers For Manila
ANOTHER DELAY
The hearing was adjourned until Monday afternoon.
ANTI-COMINTERN Second Anniversary Of Vital Pact BERLIN BROADCASTS
Berlin, Nov. 25, The Foreign Ministers of Germany, Italy and Japan broadcast this mor-
a
Eleven passengers lett Hongkongning, the second anniversary of the yesterday at 8.30 am by the Philip, Ant-Comintern agreement. All Ger- man newspapers devote cditorials to the anniversary, describing it as phe Clipper for Manila. They were: Chua Gun, Tan Tlong, R. H. Tan- ner, Carmen Prieto, Maria C. Prieto, world historical event.
The Volkischer Beobachter de Grorge Sellett, William D. Pawley,
E. Cadenhead, Ronald C. clares it is due to this pact that Bol- Edna
not prevail in Straight, James L. McCormack und) shevik chuos docs
Spain, that Portugal has been spared W. F. Carmen.
of it, that the Czecho-Slovakia of Dr. Benes no longer threatens the Peace of Central Europe and no Bol- shevik Feudni State has been crecled in the Far East,
DELN
Another Day Late The China Clipper, next Pon Ame-
has que here, rican plone delayed a second day at San Fran
weather. cisco on account of the The plane is now scheduled to arrive depurt at 8.30 um. on December 3.
There were 10 successful lottery | amounting to $2,577,804, was $3,100. A. A. Company, reverts to ranks at here at noon on December 2 and will cluded after the war none has shown
were obtained in every case.
Цоля
were obtained in all cases.
$2,830,038, with compared including personal emoluments
ralds, ne against 10 in 1030. Convic- 696,
amounting
5. Transfer
to $2,357,430, in 1930. 2223 Cpl. J. C. Remedios, No. 5 During the year there were 150 menue for 1937 totalled 5045.357 M.G. Coy. Reserve, to A. A. Coy. CALCA in which convictions were Ke
against $772.734 obtained at the Criminal Sessions, ass
the previousį Reserve, 22.11.30
year. against 114 in 1030 and 100 in 1035.
Police A total
of the of 17,714
The organisation persons were dealt with by the Deportation Omee Reserve remained unchanged, and during the year, compared with the total strength was 227, being 23
Street Boys' Club
12,141 In 1936. This was largely more than in 1938. due to the large number of destitute refugees in the Colony, who cam- The annual report of the Street mitted petty offences and were Boys' Club for 1937, which was in- deported.
corporated in the report of the Police Commissioner leid before the Legis lative Council, shows the total mem- 11. bership at the end of the year us
During the year, one member re- Under the Weights and Measures signed, two absconded, two left on Ordinance, 22 prosecutions were in- getting married, and four boys joined stituted, while there wero nine the Club. case under the Dangerous Goods'
No fewer than 200 children were reported missing, and of this number 180 were found, mostly strayed or run away from home,
Ordinance.
Special Branch
Communist activity in the Colony during the year was directed almost entirely against Japanese imperialism and no activities of an ant-British nature
were observed. After the
STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Stock
Exchange
outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities weekly report issurd 3.16 p.m. Las August, 1937, this anti-Japanese yesterday, says: movement become even more mark-
During the week under review the
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
The Berliner Tageblatt says that of about 1,000 pacts and trea..es con-
results so fruitful for International and political development the Anti-Comintern pact. It is bul- wark of world place.
SU
Herr von Ribbentrop described it!
a struggle without compromise G. Leave
The Imperii Airways plane Delia
Kai Tak with the against the Communist International. The Foreign Minister said neither 2431 Pte. M. C. M. de Silva, A. A., hopped off from
outward mall al 6.55 a.m. yesterday.
Two plancs, the Dein and in Spain nor China was Communism success. Czecho-Slovakia Company, 23.11.38-22.12.38.
7. Strength-Increase
phinus, are expected at Kai Take at 5 making 3211 Gur. P. E. Pogodin, ist Bat-
p. to-day with mail and passengers. Was lo have been another place of world revolution, but the iron re- fery, Right Section. 17.11.38.
Lotion of the Fuchrer nipped the 3212 Gnr. K. D. Seyer, 1st Battery,
attempt in the bud. Nothing would Left Section. 21.11.38.
be mure incorrect than to say that 3213 Ghr. H. A. Souza, 1st Battery,
Bolshevism had abandoned the struggle. Nothing but Bolshevist Left Section. 21.11.38.
Derkach, 3214 Pte. G.
the new was behind propaganda Section. 22.11.38.
wave of agitation' in Amerien against Germany whereby the Reds hoped Ute to incite respectable circles of American people to paychosis and hatred against Germany,
Medical
3215 Gur. A. R. Razack. 1st Bat- tery, Left Section, 10.11.30.
3210 Gnr. A. 11. Bakar, 1st Bat- tery, Left Section 18.11.38.
3217 Pte. G. N. Gosano, No. 5 M. G. Company 22.11.38
ed and a united front to resist Japan market opened quiet. Buyers were WAN formed between the Chinese
which they communist Party and the Kuominnot lacking at prices
considered reasonable but with very To- from sellers, Little
when wards the close, however,
tang. As in former years a con- alderable quantity of Communist le response and anti-Japanese literature was prices were marked down in some
received through the post,
Towards the end of the year a number of organisations sprang up with n
cases, business was facilitated to a allght extent, and the market closed
fairly stendy undertone.
in the Colony designed to check the BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK:
activities of Chinese "traitors," to boycott Japanese goods, and to collect war relief funds. There was also a notierable increase of nelivity by labour groups in the Colony. These activities were the outcome of the Sino-Japanese hostilities and serious demonstration or disturbances were caused,
During the year 1937, there were 114 persons of various nationalities, other than Chinese, put before the Courts for the following offences:- Pamports 01, stowaways 17, vagrancy
Hongkong Dank 91.340
Union Insurance $40255
Wharves $410
Chinn Providents (Old) $54 Hotels 06.30
Tramways #1055_
China Lights ($10 Flectrics GORS. $50
Talephones (Old) 203,80, 823.50 fairy Farms 24 Govt. 4 Lean 0% 1-m.
CITANGES 3.15 P.M. (CLOSING QUOTATIONS) Buyers
Kowloon Wharves $115
Providents (014) 5% Tram $10
Telephones (Old) 1231 dovi. 4 Loan 86 pes.
(Sd.) S. PARKINSON, Lieutenant, p. Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
AFFILIATED
UNIT
Nursing Detachment,
H.K.V.D.C.
1. Lecture
The next lecture en First Aid will be given by Professor L. T. Ride at the F.W.D. Ofces on Friday, Dec- ember 2, at 6.30 p.m.
2. Attachment
The undermentioned were attached to Military Hospital, Hongkong, for training during the periods shown:
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"Despite all, I am convinced that Anti-Comintern Powers will
Mucaly
de-
For London, Australia, British Countries and Europe: Imperial Air- the ways a.m, Nov, 29: Imperlat Airways succeed In frustrating Bolshevist 7 a.m. Dec. 2.
alms at world revolution, he
Mr. Arita, Japanese Foreign Minister, declared that the pact com.
not Communiem
only in bated Europe but also in Asia. "We are in favour of the great idea to estab- lish new ideals in Eastern Asla,” he' said. "This struggle is a political necessity."-Reuter,
For USA. Manila, Guam, Hono-clared. Julu: Pan American Clipper 8.30 a.m. Dec. 3.
Konkow, Chungking, Sion, etc. Eurasia and CN.A.C. services tem- porarily suspended.
For France, vla Hanol: Air France, Nov. 20, 0.30 am.
Inward
From London, Australia and Bri- tish Countries: Imperial Airways G p.m. Nov. 20. Imperial Airways 5 p.m. Nov. 30.
From USA via Guam, Manila, Pan American China. Clipper 12.30 a.m. Dec. 2.
From France, vin Hunoi:
V. Beaumont-10-11.9.38, France noon Dec, 1. 28-9.10.33.
Mrs. D. Shiqids-17-24.10.38.
Mrs. K. Humt-17-24.10.38.
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"Miss P. Everest-01.10.30.-7.11.30.
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