On 17.1.28 an attempted piracy occurred on board the s.s. "San Nam Hoi" whilst proceeding from Kong Mun to Kau Kong. The ship arrived safely from Hong Kong at Kong Mun; at the latter place a number of passengers were taken on board, who eventually turned out to be pirates. The Chief Officer and two Indian Guards were shot dead during the attack. A determined resistance was offered by the Ship's Officers and the pirates were defeated and forced to jump overboard.
There were six seizures of arms, not including daggers, during the year. The largest was a seizure on the Ping On Wharf on 16.10.28 when two American travelling trunks were found to contain false bottoms in which were concealed 1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun, 3 Revolvers, 1 Automatic, 1 Luger Pistol, 1,200 rounds of ammunition. No arrest was made in this case.
The s.s. "Yuet On", "Charles Hardouin", and "Paul Beau", which were formerly plying between Hong Kong and Canton, transferred in December, 1928, to the Kong Mun run, thus making a total of 8 River Steamers plying to Canton, and 8 to Kong Mun.
III.-(1) Serious crime in 1928 showed an increase over that in 1927—5,201 cases against 4,553 in 1927. Minor crime showed a considerable decrease—19,610 cases against 24,444 cases in 1927.
(2) The increase in serious crime is almost entirely accounted for by the increase under larceny. There was an increase of 4 in murders, and in robbery cases there was a decrease of 1.
The decrease in minor offences is very largely due to the withdrawal of the campaign against opium divans, as there were 5,855 opium cases in 1927 as against 624 only in 1928.
(3) There has been a gradual, but constant, increase in the population of the Colony during the year due to the gradual return towards normal conditions in the adjoining province of Kwangtung.
(4) Table II shows the number of piracies committed in adjacent waters during the years 1927 and 1928. There is a decrease of 14 in the number of piracies other than Bias Bay piracies, and a decrease of 2 in the number of Bias Bay piracies.
(5) Table III gives the number of Discharged Prisoners, Deportees, and Vagrants dealt with by the Records Office during the year 1928.
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On 17.1.28 an attempted piracy occurred on board the s.s. "San Nam Hoi" whilst proceeding from Kong Mun to Kau Kong. The ship arrived safely from Hong Kong at Kong Mun; at the latter place a number of passengers were taken on board, who eventually turned out to be pirates. The Chief Officer and two Indian Guards were shot dead during the attack. A deter- mined resistance was offered by the Ship's Officers and the pirates were defeated and forced to jump overboard.
There were six seizures of arms, not including daggers, dur- ing the year. The largest was a seizure on the Ping On Wharf on 16.10.28 when two American travelling trunks were found to contain false bottoms in which were concealed 1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun, 3 Revolvers, 1 Automatic, 1 Luger Pistol, 1,200 rounds of ammunition. No arrest was made in this case.
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"Yuet On", "Charles Hardouin", and "Paul Beau", which were formerly plying between Hong Kong and Canton, transferred in December, 1928, to the Kong Mun run, thus making a total of 8 River Steamers plying to Canton, and 8 to Kong Mun.
III.-(1) Serious crime in 1928 showed an increase over that in 1927-5,201 cases against 4,553 in 1927. Minor crime showed a considerable decrease-19,610 cases against 24,444 cases in 1927.
(2) The increase in serious crime is almost entirely accounted for by the increase under larceny. There was an increase of 4 in murders, and in robbery cases there was a decrease of 1.
The decrease in minor offences is very largely due to the withdrawal of the campaign against opium divans, as there were 5,855 opium cases in 1927 as against 624 only in 1928.
(3) There has been a gradual, but constant, increase in the population of the Colony during the year due to the gradual return towards normal conditions in the adjoining province of Kwangtung.
(4) Table II shows the number of piracies committed in adjacent waters during the years 1927 and 1928. There is a decrease of 14 in the number of piracies other than Bias Bay piracies, and a decrease of 2 in the number of Bias Bay piracies.
(5) Table III gives the number of Discharged Prisoners, Deportees, and Vagrants dealt with by the Records Office during the year 1928,
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