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held to consider suggestions for the improvement of the Fire Fighting Organization. The Committee's report was laid before the Legislative Council on 27th May 1926. This report inter alia recommended an increase in the European personnel of the Brigade which has since been strengthened by 4 European Sub-Officers.
2. Piracy of S.S. “Jade", 8th February 1926:-On the 8th February at 2 p.m. while on a voyage from Kwong Chau Wan to Hong Kong, the French cargo steamer S.S. "Jade" was pirated by a number of 3rd Class passengers, who were being carried in the ship. The S.S. "Jade" had bullion on board to the value of $83,000 dollars in Chinese 20 cent pieces and this was undoubtedly the objective of the pirates. Being a cargo steamer she does not come under the Piracy Prevention Regulations and though she had grilles, she carried no guards and only the Captain was armed. It was therefore an easy matter for even a small number of pirates (disguised as passengers) who should certainly not have been allowed on board, considering the nature of the cargo, to capture and pirate the ship which was taken into Fan Lo Kong harbour in Bias Bay and allowed to proceed to Hong Kong after being looted. There were no casualties.
3. Hung Hom Bomb Outrage:-The Canton Strike Committee made a great effort to bring about a second strike in Hong Kong at Chinese New Year in 1926. The effort proved a complete and dismal failure. The failure of the strike was followed by a plot to throw bombs at various places in Hong Kong. Two bombs were actually seized by the Police on March 2nd. It was known that 12 bombs had been sent to Hong Kong. One bomb only was actually exploded and this was in Hung Hom on the 10th March in Wuhu Street opposite Hung Hom Market and in front of house No. 75 outside the verandah, just as the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock workers were returning to work after their midday meal. In all 8 persons were injured, one of whom succumbed to his injuries. With 2 exceptions, they were Dock workers. Unfortunately the perpetrator of the outrage escaped in the confusion following the explosion of the bomb and has not been traced since. It is, however, satisfactory to note that no further outrages of this nature occurred in the Colony during the remainder of the year. A further satisfactory feature was that the throwing of the bomb had no effect on the attendance of workers at the Docks, who were given additional Police protection. All the victims who recovered, were compensated by Government, as were also the relatives of the worker who was killed, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Proclamation on the subject of compensation to workers who were injured or killed, while carrying on their lawful avocation by intimidators or other such criminals.
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held to consider suggestions for the improvement of the Fire Fighting Organization. The Committee's report was laid before the Legislative Council on 27th May 1926. This report inter alia recommended an increase in the European personnel of the Brigade which has since been strengthened by 4 European Sub-Officers.
2. Piracy of S. S. “Jade", 8th February 1926:-On the 8th February at 2 p.m. while on a voyage from Kwong Chau Wan to Hong Kong, the French cargo steamer S. S. "Jade" was pirated by a number of 3rd Class passengers, who were being carried in the ship. The S. S. "Jade" had bullion on board to the value of $83,000 dollars in Chinese 20 cent pieces and this was undoubtedly the objective of the pirates. Being a cargo. steamer she does not come under the Piracy Prevention Regula- tions and though she had grilles, she carried no guards and only the Captain was armed. It was therefore an easy matter for even a small number of pirates (disguised as passengers) who should certainly not have been allowed on board, consider- ing the nature of the cargo, to capture and pirate the ship which was taken into Fan Lo Kong harbour in Bias Bay and allowed to proceed to Hong Kong after being looted. There were no casualties.
3. Hung Hom Bomb Outrage:-The Canton Strike Com- mittee made a great effort to bring about a second strike in Hong Kong at Chinese New Year in 1926. The effort proved a complete and dismal failure. The failure of the strike was followed by a plot to throw bombs at various places in Hong Kong. Two bombs were actually seized by the Police on March 2nd. It was known. that 12 bombs had been sent to Hong Kong. One bomb only was actually exploded and this was in Hung Hom on the 10th March in Wuhu Street opposite Hung Hom Market and in front of house No. 75 outside the verandah, just as the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock workers were returning to work after their midday meal. In all 8 persons were injured, one of whom succumbed to his injuries. With 2 exceptions, they were Dock workers. Unfortunately the per- petrator of the outrage escaped in the confusion following the explosion of the bomb and has not been traced since. It is, however, satisfactory to note that no further outrages of this nature occurred in the Colony during the remainder of the year. A further satisfactory feature was that the throwing of the bomb had no effect on the attendance of workers at the Docks, who were given additional Police protection. All the victims. who recovered, were compensated by Government. as were also the relatives of the worker who was killed, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Proclamation on the subject of compensation to workers who were injured or killed, while carrying on their lawful avocation. by intimidators or other such crimimals.
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