Return of Police treated in Government Civil Hospital for Fever or Dengue Fever from the 1st January to 31st December, 1919:-
Old Territories New Territories Nationality Establishment of the Force Treated Establishment of the Force Treated Europeans 144 7 Indians 15 8 Chinese 349 46 128 36 541 11 51 8In addition to cases treated in Hospital for Fever or Dengue Fever the cases treated for Fever in the various stations in the New Territories without being removed to Hospital were :-
Europeans 8, Indians 58, Chinese 12.
SPECIAL EVENTS.
31. On the 4th May an armed robbery was committed on the 1st floor of No. 34 Western Street occupied by two Northern Chinese women. One of the women who tried to raise the alarm was fired at, but fortunately not hit and the robbers after securing jewellery and money fled, pursued by police who happened to be near the scene of the outrage, going on duty. Revolver shots were exchanged. One of the robbers ran into Des Voeux Road where he was met by Chinese Constable 252 Chan Chü, who was off duty and in plain clothes. The Constable pluckily endeavoured to stop the robber who thereupon shot him fatally in the stomach. The robber was eventually caught after a further exchange of shots and was sentenced to death and executed.
32. On the 24th August an armed robbery took place at Kowloon Dairy. A.L.S. 105 Lannon, who attempted to stop and search a suspicious person shortly after the robbery, was shot by the latter in the leg. The robber escaped leaving his revolver in A.L.S. 105's possession. He was later caught as he was about to embark on the Tai Po Sha U Chung launch at Tai Po. He was sentenced to 5 years Hard Labour.
33. On the 25th August C.C. 615 Chan Nam shot I.P.S. B91 Kishen Singh whom he waylaid in D'Aguilar Street. The motive was revenge and followed immediately on the decision of the Captain Superintendent to dismiss C615, who had a bad record, for being asleep on duty. He was found asleep and reported by I.P.S. B91. Nam unfortunately escaped. I.P.S. B91, though shot in the ... recovered.
During the later part of July and the early part of August number of minor conflicts between rice looters and the Central, Eastern, and Western Districts of the City, at Shaukiwan. The procedure of the looters was ... in transit through the streets. In all but a few ...