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124. The China Navigation Company retained permanent guards of one Russian sergeant and six W.H.W. guards on 18 vessels between Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. Two additional units are maintained as reliefs.
125. The Indo China Steam Navigation Company retained permanent guards consisting of one Russian sergeant and four W.H.W. men on each of four vessels running between Hong Kong and north China and were supplied with two extra sets of guards during October, 1938 for additional ships on the same run.
126. Conduct. The following table shows the number of men dealt with as defaulters in the various contingents during 1937-1938.
1937 1938 Russian 1 11 Special guards 16 76 Wei Hai Wei 28 387 Police watchmen 406127. The conduct of the Russian contingent was good, while that of other contingents was fair.
128. MENDICANTS DURING THE YEAR OF 1938.
During the year 1938 a total of 2,529 mendicants were dealt with by the Deportation Office and repatriated at a cost of $2,031.95. Of this number 715 were charged and convicted before the courts. The mendicants were sent away as follows:
Swatow 1,433 Amoy 405 Hoihow 420 Shanghai 2 Canton 29 Kongmun 123 Macao 2 Nam Tau 1 Wuchau 22 Shum Chun 39 Waichau City 10 Cheung Mok Tau 1 Shek Lung 1 Sham Shui 2 Shiu Hing 33 Canton (train) 2 Kwong Chau Wan 1 Yuen Long (B.T.) 2 Total 2,529129. Of the total number sent away 88 were traced as having been sent away previously.
130. In addition to above, 74 persistent beggars were banished from the Colony for 10 years.