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money, jewellery, etc., to the value of about $50,000. During this hold up the Chief Officer was wounded in the left arm.
A most regrettable fatal accident occurred on 8th June when L.S.A. 155 Cole (Asst. Musketry Instructor) who was instructing European Police officers in revolver firing was accidentally shot dead. An enquiry into the accident was held on 13th June, and the verdict arrived at was "Accidental death".
On 13th July the second Wei Hai Wei contingent arrived in the Colony and were posted to six Stations viz., Sai Kung, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Sheung Shui, Ta Ku Ling and Sha Tau Kok thus relieving the remainder of the Indian Police stationed in the New Territory. With the arrival of this contingent the Cantonese constables were also transferred from the Territory leaving Detectives only for Criminal Investigation work.
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A further very regrettable fatal accident occurred on the Tai Po Road on the evening of 1st August when Acting Sub Inspector W.Y. Henderson who was stationed at Tai Po was returning a Government Motorcycle with Sidecar from Sheung Shui. The machine left the road at a corner near Fan Ling Village and Acting S.I. Henderson's head came into contact with a low branch of a tree fracturing his skull. The exact cause of the accident is not known, but it is surmised that owing to the vivid lightning at the time he was temporarily blinded and ran the machine off the road.
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On the 18th August the Colony was visited by a very severe typhoon, the wind reaching a velocity of 130.8 miles per hour. This resulted in much damage to shipping, the chief casualty being the foundering of the Indo China S.N. Co.'s steamer "Loong Sang" which sank off Praya Central with heavy loss of life. Amongst other vessels which were either driven ashore or sunk were the S.S. "Tai Lee" and "Chung On" off Kowloon Dock, the "Kwong Sai" and "Lake Farrar" on Stonecutters Island and the S.S. "Haldis" on Green Island. Many other craft comprising Launches, Lighters, Junks and Sampans were sunk in various parts of the Harbour. Much damage and loss of life resulted on shore, especially in the Native areas owing to the collapse of houses, and electrocution through live wires being blown down.
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The S.S. "Hsin Chang" which left Canton for Hongkong at 10.50 p.m. on 8th September having on board 140 passengers and cargo was held up and pirated at 1.15 a.m. on 9th when about two miles below Tapo Light in the Canton River. The Pirates who numbered about fifty, and who were armed with Mauser Pistols and Revolvers embarked at Canton as passengers. As soon as the pirates gained control of the ship they blew the ship's whistle when two large junks and about ten sampans each con-
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money, jewellery, etc., to the value of about $50,000. During this hold
up the Chief Officer was wounded in the left arm.
A most regrettable fatal accident occurred on 8th June when L. S. A155 Cole (Asst. Musketry Instructor) who was instruct- ing European Police officers in revolver firing was accidently shot dead. An enquiry into the accident was held on 13th June, and the verdict arrived at was "Accidental death".
On 13th July the second Wei Hai Wei contingent arrived in the Colony and were posted to six Stations viz., Sai Kung, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Sheung Shui, Ta Ku Ling and Sha Tau Kok thus reliev- ing the remainder of the Indian Police stationed in the New Territory. With the arrival of this contingent the Cantonese constables were also transferred from the Territory leaving Detec- tives only for Criminal Investigation work.
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A further very regrettable fatal accident occurred on the Tai Po Road on the evening of 1st August when Acting Sub Inspec- tor W. Y. Henderson who was stationed at Tai Po was returning a Government Motorcycle with Sidecar from Sheung Shui. The machine left the road at a corner near Fan Ling Village and Acting S. I. Henderson's head came into contact with a low branch of a tree fracturing his skull. The exact cause of the accident is not known, but it is surmised that owing to the vivid lightning at the time he was temporarily blinded and ran the machine off the road.
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On the 18th August the Colony was visited by a very severe typhoon, the wind reaching a velocity of 130.8 miles per hour. This resulted in much damage to shipping, the chief casualty being the foundering of the Indo China S. N. Co.'s steamer Loong Sang' which sank off Praya Central with heavy loss of life. Amongst other vessels which were either driven ashore or sunk were the S. S. Tai Lee" and "Chung On" off Kowloon Dock, the Kwong Sai" and Lake Farrar" on Stonecutters Island and the S. S. "Haldis on Green Island. Many other craft compris- ing Launches, Lighters, Junks and Sampans were sunk in various parts of the Harbour. Much damage and loss of life resulted on shore, especially in the Native areas owing to the collapse of houses, and electrocution through live wires being blown down.
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The S. S. Hsin Chang" which left Canton for Hongkong at 10.50 p.m. on 8th September having on board 140 passengers and cargo was held up and pirated at 1.15 a.m. on 9th when about two miles below Tapo Light in the Canton River. The Pirates who numbered about fifty, and who were armed with Mauser Pistols and Revolvers embarked at Canton as passengers. As soon as the pirates gained control of the ship they blew the ship's whistle when two large junks and about ten sampans each con-
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