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POLICE CONSTABLE MURDERED.
On the 20th of April, 1924, Police Constable Batchan Singh was found murdered on the hillside near the Kowloon Reservoir with a bullet wound in his back. He had been missing since the 16th of April on which date he went out on patrol duty. His service revolver was also missing. Apparently a case of revenge.
ATTACK ON POLICE BY ARMED ROBBERS.
At 08.15 hours on the 29th of December, 1923, 5 men entered the 2nd floor of No. 206D Canton Road, Yaumati. Four of them were armed with revolvers and one with a dagger. They bound and gagged the occupants and ransacked the floor. Whilst the robbery was in progress the Police received information and intercepted the robbers as they were about to leave the house. Shots were exchanged and four robbers were arrested, three of whom were wounded. During the shooting A.P.S. A46 Fender was shot in the right arm, L.S. A119 Robertson was shot in the abdomen, L.S. B267 Magher Singh also shot in the abdomen, and Man Wan, Detective C551 shot in the right leg.
At the May, 1924, Criminal Sessions, 1st, 2nd and 3rd robbers were sentenced to 15 years hard labour each, the 3rd robber was sentenced to a further 10 years hard labour (25 years in all) for shooting with intent. The 4th robber is still in the Government Civil Hospital under treatment.
On 1st August, 1924, the 4th Wei Hai Wei Contingent consisting of 1 Inspector, 1 Police Sergeant, 100 men and 5 Interpreters arrived in the Colony. 30 of these men were posted to the P.T.S. and the remainder drafted to different Stations in Hongkong, Kowloon and New Territory.
REWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS.
P.C. C.226 Tang Shing was commended by the Captain Supt. of Police and granted a reward of $25 for alertness on duty in effecting the arrest of 2 men, one with a dummy pistol and the other with 6 coils of thin wire, at 02.00 hours on the 14th December, 1923, at Morrison Hill Road. The men were thus intercepted on the point of committing a serious crime.
L.S. A.100 Elwood was commended by the Captain Supt. of Police for alertness on duty in securing the arrest of Li Chap-wa and Li Ting-chuen, Police Telephone clerks, on 11.12.23. The 1st defendant was charged with being in possession of an offensive weapon and fined $125. Both were dismissed.
P.S. C.180 Wong Lau was commended by His Honour the Chief Justice and the Captain Supt. of Police for good work and energy in securing the arrest of a man named Wong Ying who
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POLICE CONSTABLE MURDered.
On the 20th of April, 1924, Police Constable Batchan Singh was found murdered on the hillside near the Kowloon Reservoir with a bullet wound in his back. He had been missing since the 16th of April on which date he went out on patrol duty. His service revolver was also missing. Apparently a case of revenge.
ATTACK ON POLICE BY ARMED ROBBERS.
At 08.15 hours on the 29th of December, 1923, 5 men enter- ed the 2nd floor of No. 206D Canton Road, Yaumati. Four of them were armed with revolvers and one with a dagger. They bound and gagged the occupants and ransacked the floor. Whilst the robbery was in progress the Police received information and intercepted the robbers as they were about to leave the house. Shots were exchanged and four robbers were arrested, three of whom were wounded. During the shooting A.P.S. A46 Fender was shot in the right arm, L.S. A119 Robertson was shot in the abdomen, L.S. B267 Magher Singh also shot in the abdomen, and Man Wan, Detective C551 shot in the right leg.
At the May, 1924, Criminal Sessions, 1st, 2nd and 3rd robbers were sentenced to 15 years hard labour each, the 3rd robber was sen- tenced to a further 10 years hard labour (25 years in all) for shooting with intent. The 4th robber is still in the Government Civil Hospital under treatment.
On 1st August, 1924, the 4th Wei Hai Wei Contingent con- sisting of 1 Inspector, 1 Police Sergeant, 100 men and 5 Inter- preters arrived in the Colony. 30 of these men were posted to the P. T. S. and the remainder drafted to different Stations in Hongkong, Kowloon and New Territory.
REWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS.
P. C. C. 226 Tang Shing was commended by the Captain Supt. of Police and granted a reward of $25 for alertness on duty in effecting the arrest of 2 men, one with a dummy pistol and the other with 6 coils of thin wire, at 02.00 hours on the 14th December, 1923, at Morrison Hill Road. The men were thus intercepted on the point of committing a serious crime.
L. S. A. 100 Elwood was commended by the Captain Supt. of Police for alertness on duty in securing the arrest of Li Chap-wa and Li Ting-chuen, Police Telephone clerks, on 11.12.23. The 1st defendant was charged with being in possession of an offensive weapon and fined $125. Both were dismissed.
P. S. C. 180 Wong Lau was commended by His Honour the Chief Justice and the Captain Supt. of Police for good work and energy in securing the arrest of a man named Wong Ying who
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