SPECIAL ANTI- IMCY QUADS ON BEITIEM STEAMENS. (Commodore Hongkong No. H.K.0860 of 22/6/31.)
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ANSHUN carries two Eussian N.C.O's and six
Forthern Chinese.
Total on this run 2 British, 4 kuscian, 18 Chinese.
Total for all B and 8. Coastal Steame1'B1-
@ British, 12 kussians, 66 Northern Chinese.
(©) ANKING, Hongkong and Manila. All the Deck passengers have to show passporta and as they are, generally speaking, of the better type of emigrant for the Phillipines and America, a guard is not considered necessary.
Bangkok.
(4) Four XIANOGU class ships Svatow - These carry four œ five hundred deck passengers but are not guarded or grilled. The Company had considered protecting these ships but decided mgainst it for the following reasons:-
(NOTE
South bound, the passengers have no money
or valuables and would not repay the pirules. Northbound, all Chinese in Siam are known
to the Authorities and they are passed by the olice as they embark.
be viamese olice system at Bangkok is very thorough. All Chinese passengers are segregated as soon as they disembark. A docket is made out for each man with photograph, thumb-prints and the names of two sponsors who guarantee that he is of good character,
A case occurred recently of a ship about
to leave Bangkok where the master had heard rumours that suspɛote were attempting to board his ship. The Siamese i oliec were informed and they were able to account for every one of the 500 or more Chinese taking passage). It has been pointed out to Kesars Butterfield and Swire that the Norwegian ship HIKUNIA was pirated on the 8w&LOW - Bangkok run as recently as November, 1950, the Company, however, contend that this was not arordinary piracy as it was planned solely to kidnap a certain rich Chinese returning to Bangkok. Actually the intended victim was not onboard so the pirates seized what they could in the way of loot, though this did not pay the expenses of the venture.
The remaining coustal vessels belonging to B. and S. are either cargo-ships, or, if holding a passenger certificate, only carry a few guaranteed passengers.
3. In August,