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and, from time
time se oocasion demanded in the
Canton delta by conveying.
The efforts of the Navy
have been supploanntod by intornal arrangement on board
individuki British merchant voncels in nocordance with
the Piracy Prevention Ordinance of the Hon kang Gove?T=
This ordinance, issued in august 1914, provides
that no launch or ship, unless specially exempted, mha 12
leave the waters of the colony for certain ports ( which,
rouinhly spanking, are all ports and places on the China
comet within 120 miles of Hongkong, together with a few
ports outaide that aron) unless a bond has been executed
on behalf of the ship to comply with the provisions of
the ordinance and of all regulations ismed under it. Tho
ordinance and its dependent regulations opafer wide powers
of search on the Nongkong polies, provide that the ships
shall carry armed guardo, shall be fitted with bullet-
proof dodgars and grilles for restricting the movement of
ond shall carry coified quantities of arme,
amuni tion, rockets, etc. amunition,
Experience has shown, however, that these
while of undoubted value, are mot
oompletely arfootive withor individually or aslleotively.
The Bavy cannot provide unlimited patrols, while any convoy
system is unpopular with the mercantile community on the
The Hongkong
dr
general ground of delay and hindrance to trade,
Firacy regulations are undoubtedly irkaane to the lasters
of ships and have not always been properly observed. Police
supervision at Hongkong has done much, but pirates naturally
ahoore points of onbarkation whose wuporylalon is lose striata
And in any anoo lt 華の
w111 notifierious phraoya
htofonolve measured along
norgottenere are
required/