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ARMS ORDINANCE.
Table IV (a) shows Arms and Ammunition seized and confiscated during the year 1928.
Table IV (b) shows seizures classified according to places of origin.
TRAFFIC IN ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
No definite information has been obtained concerning arms smuggling agencies during the year, but the seizures effected showed that such agencies are still carrying on an active trade. In almost every case it is clear that the Arms seized were for importation into China, and that Hong Kong is merely being used as a transhipment port. The following paragraphs give a summary of the more important cases and seizures effected during the year:--
1. On 22nd March, 1928, a Chinese coolie was arrested coming off the gangway of the S.S. "President Lincoln", carrying a leather suitcase in which Police found 12 .38 Long Revolvers and 1,200 rounds of Ammunition. This had probably been brought in as passengers' luggage, but owner could not be discovered.
2. On 2nd April, 1928, Water Police visited S.S. "Morea" and, concealed in various places in the crews' quarters and the engine-room, found 19 Automatics and 2,050 rounds of Ammunition of French manufacture. No arrest was made as there was no definite indication of the persons responsible for importing the Arms.
3. On 10th May, 1928, a Chinese detective on patrol duty on a sampan in the Harbour at Aberdeen, stopped a junk's dinghy which was crossing the Harbour being rowed by a Chinese female. On the dinghy he discovered 391 Automatic Pistols and 49,157 rounds of ammunition of French and Belgian manufacture. These Arms were evidently about to be smuggled out of the Colony.
4. On 9th July, 1928, Police visited a cave in the hillside above Telegraph Bay, and there discovered 30 Mauser Pistols of German manufacture, also a number of boxes of Heroin Pills. The cave had apparently been used as a dump pending arrangements for smuggling the Arms out of the Colony.
5. On the 23rd July, 1928, the European boatswain on board S.S. "Benmohr", just as the ship was leaving Hong Kong and passing through Lye Mun, saw some firemen about to lower some tins over the side of the ship. On his approach the men scattered and only one Chinese fireman was arrested. Police were called to the ship and in 3 galvanized iron tins found 54 Automatic Pistols, 1 Revolver and 5,500 rounds of Ammunition, of French or Belgian make. These Arms had apparently been concealed on the ship at Antwerp by the firemen.
K 6 -
ARMS ORDINANCE.
Table IV (a) shows Arms and Ammunition seized and con- fiscated during the year 1928.
Table IV (b) shows seizures classified according to places of origin.
TRAFFIC IN ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
No definite information has been obtained concerning arms smuggling agencies during the year, but the seizures effected showed that such agencies are still carrying on an active trade. In almost every case it is clear that the Arms seized were for importation into China, and that Hong Kong is merely being used as a transhipment port. The following paragraphs give a summary of the more important cases and seizures effected during the year:--
1. On 22nd March, 1928, a Chinese coolie was arrested coming off the gangway of the S.S. "President Lincoln", carry- ing a leather suitcase in which Police found 12 .38 Long Revol- vers and 1,200 rounds of Ammunition. This had probably been brought in as passengers' luggage, but owner could not be dis- covered.
2. On 2nd April, 1928, Water Police visited S.S. "Morea and, concealed in various places in the crews' quarters and the engine-room, found 19 Automatics and 2,050 rounds of Ammuni- tion of French manufacture. No arrest was made as there was no definite indication of the persons responsible for importing the Arms.
3. On 10th May, 1928, a Chinese detective on patrol duty on a sampan in the Harbour at Aberdeen, stopped a junk's dinghy which was crossing the Harbour being rowed by a Chinese female. On the dinghy he discovered 391 Automatic Pistols and 49,157 rounds of ammunition of French and Belgian manu- facture. These Arms were evidently about to be smuggled out of the Colony.
4. On 9th July, 1928, Police visited a cave in the hillside above Telegraph Bay, and there discovered 30 Mauser Pistols. of German manufacture, also a number of boxes of Heroin Pills. The cave had apparently been used as a dump pending arrange- ments for smuggling the Arms out of the Colony.
5. On the 23rd July, 1928, the European boatswain on board S.S. "Benmohr", just as the ship was leaving Hong Kong and passing through Lye Mun, saw some firemen about to lower some tins over the side of the ship. On his approach the men scattered and only one Chinese fireman was arrested. Police were called to the ship and in 3 galvanized iron tins found 54 Automatic Pistols, 1 Revolver and 5,500 rounds of Ammunition, of French or Belgian make. These Arms had apparently been concealed on the ship at Antwerp by the fire.
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