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endeavour to secure their own protection by smuggling through sufficient supplies to make some defence possible. It is sincerely to be hoped that a halt may soon be called to the incessant fighting among the military leaders in China: for without it the community must expect crime to flourish inside as well as outside the borders of the Colony.
10. Increase of Police Force.--Owing to the disturbed state of the neighbouring province which was reflected in the increase of crime in the Colony, it was decided to increase the Police force during the year. 32 additional European Police were recruited and the Colony was fortunate in obtaining among the new recruits a large number of ex-R.I.C. men whose services should prove most valuable. Additions were made to the Indian and Chinese contingents also, the total increase amounting to 232 men. The policy of enlarging the force has more than justified itself by the subsequent decrease in crime.
11. Creation of Criminal Investigation Department:-During the year the working of the Detective Branch of the Police was specially enquired into with the result that the creation of the Criminal Investigation Department followed with a Superintendent in charge as Director Criminal Intelligence assisted by a second Superintendent as A.D.C.I. The D.C.I. did not actually take over his duties until after the new year (1923). Further a strict scrutiny of the work of the Chinese detectives led to the dismissal of a few, the retirement of a number of older men, and the return to regular duty of a number of detectives whose work was considered unsatisfactory.
12. Northern Chinese Recruits.-During the year arrangements were made to recruit Chinese from Wei Hai Wei for the Hongkong Police force. Two European Police officers were sent to Wei Hai Wei in September to recruit and train the first batch of 50 odd men and their training was proceeding satisfactorily at Wei Hai Wei at the close of the year.
REWARDS.
Third Class Medal was granted to P.S.B. 246 Nabi Bux for exceptionally good work done by him as Traffic patrol sergeant.
L.S.C. 185 Tang Sang was granted a reward of $20.00 for assiduous work in connection with a case of godown breaking at West Point on 6.12.21. Three men were sentenced at the Police Court to 3 months, H.L. and 3 others convicted at the Supreme Court, two to 21 years H.L. and one to 18 months, H.L.
P.C.C. 380 Lai Shing was granted a reward of $15.00 for the smart capture in Parkes Street of a man, who had committed a burglary. All property recovered.
I.P.C.B. 417 Makan Khan and I.P.C.B. 284 Wali Mohamed were granted a reward of $5.00 each for alertness on duty on 30.1.22 in effecting the arrest of a man, who had broken into No. 104 Tai Nam Street, Sham Shui Po, and the recovery of the stolen property.