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Small Pox.-Sporadic outbreaks of this disease coincided with the epidemic in Hongkong, but owing to the assistance given by the Sanitary Department, the St. John's Ambulance Association and others, in providing means for voluntary vaccination in the different districts, the disease was kept in check.
Crime. The more serious crimes reported included 1 murder and robbery, 1 armed robbery and kidnapping, 2 armed robberies on land, 1 armed robbery on water, 1 robbery with violence, and 1 robbery accompanied by cutting and wounding.
The murder took place at Un Long, the victim being an old widow, who was known to be wealthy and lived alone. No clues were found and no arrests made.
The first armed robbery took place at Lan Nai Wan; money, clothing, and jewelry were stolen, but no report was made to the police for two days.
The second case was a similar one at Lung Kwat Tau, the criminals being believed to have come from over the border, where there was much disturbance at the time. No arrests were made in either case. The robbery with violence took place on the Lun Tak Co.'s land at Ping Shan, and one of the complainants, a coolie, is believed to have been involved, as he decamped across the border a few days later.
The robbery and kidnapping occurred at Lung Ko Tan in August, in a matshed used as a shop, the master's brother being taken back across the border to Tai Ping District. The kidnapped man was ultimately ransomed for $480, and the robbers were traced, rounded up by the Chinese authorities, and executed by them.
The robbery with cutting and wounding occurred in the Sai Kung district. Warrants were made, but the men were discharged through lack of evidence.
The armed robbery on water is supposed to have occurred in Tai Long Harbour, but, from enquiries made by the Police, it is extremely doubtful that anything of the kind happened at all.
Accidents.-Six fatal accidents were reported: one being the death of Police Sergeant Henderson on his motor bicycle at Sheung Shui, another the death of a little girl who was accidentally knocked down and killed by a motor bicycle near San Tin, two were pedestrians knocked down and killed by trains, one was a man killed through tampering with detonators, and the last the collapse of a matshed with loss of six lives at Sha Tin during the typhoon.
Local Public Works.-Table E gives the works constructed or assisted from this vote.
Rainfall.-Table F gives the rainfall for the year at Taipo, and the average for the preceding 5 years.
E. I. WYNNE-JONES,
District Officer, North,
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Small Pox.-Sporadic outbreaks of this disease coincided with the epidemic in Hongkong, but owing to the assistance given by the Sanitary Department, the St. John's Ambulance Association and others, in providing means for voluntary vaccination in the different districts, the disease was kept in check.
Crime. The more serious crimnes reported included 1 murder and robbery, 1 armed robbery and kidnapping, 2 armed robberies on land, 1 armed robbery on water, 1 robbery with violence, and 1 robbery accompanied by cutting and wounding.
The murder took place at Un Long, the victim being an old widow, who was known to be wealthy and who lived alone. No clues were found and no arrests made,
The first armed robbery took place at Lan Nai Wan; money clothing and jewelry was stolen but no report was made to the police for two days.
The second case was a similar one at Lung Kwat Tau, the criminals being believed to have come from over the border, where there was much disturbance at the time. No arrests were made in either case. The robbery with violence took place on the Lun Tak Co.'s land at Ping Shan, and one of the complainants, a coolie, is believed to have been involved, as he decamped across the border a few days later.
The robbery and kidnapping occurred at Lung Ko Tan in August, in a matshed used as a shop, the master's brother being taken back across the border to Tai Ping District. The kidnapped man was ultimately ransomed for $480, and the robbers were traced, rounded up by the Chinese authorities, and executed by them.
The robbery with cutting and wounding occurred in the Sai Kung district. Warrants were made, but the men were discharged through lack of evidence.
The armed robbery on water is supposed to have occurred in Tai Long Harbour, but, from enquiries made by the Police it is extremely doubtful that anything of the kind happened at all.
Accidents.-Six fatal accidents were reported: one being the death of Police Sergeant Henderson on his motor bicycle at Sheung Shui, another the death of a little girl who was accidentally knocked down and killed by a motorbicycle near San Tin, two were pedestrians knocked down and killed by trains, one was a man killed through tampering with detonators and the last the collapse of a matshed with loss of six lives at Sha Tin during the typhoon.
Local Public Works.-Table E gives the works constructed or assisted from this vote.
Rainfall.-Table F gives the rainfall for the year at Taipo, and the average for the preceding 5 years.
E. I. WYNNE-JONES,
District Officer, North,
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