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an increased demand for Guards, employers realizing their usefulness. During the water shortage 55 Police Guards were employed guarding water tanks in various parts of the city.
CONDUCT.
Discipline throughout the year was fair. There were 395 defaulters and 26 dismissals for misconduct.
During the year 1 Guard was commended by the I.G.P. and granted $25.00 for the arrest of 2 Chinese males who committed an armed Robbery at Kowloon City.
MUSKETRY.
All Guards throughout the year were exercised with the revolver and instructed in the use of the Winchester Rifle and Greener Gun. They also attended at Kennedy Town Range and fired their Quarterly course. Special Guards have been instructed throughout the year in the Lewis Gun and revolver.
PRIVATE WATCHMEN.
The total number of Registered private watchmen for the year is 750.
A number of men (to the total of 19) were proceeded against for offences committed against the Watchmen Ordinance.
One hundred and fifty Private Watchmen who resigned during the year have either returned to India or obtained employment in Canton or Macao.
Annexe E.
STREET BOY'S CLUB.
The membership of the Club is now 27 boys as against 29 in January, 1929
During the year 4 boys absconded from the Club and one boy was sent back to the country by order of the Hon: I.G.P.
During the year six boys joined the Club.
During the year 2 boys found employment, one as a carpenter's apprentice at the Wing Yick Co. and one as an assistant cook at the Royal Naval Yard.
During the year 3 boys were arrested for minor offences and fined $2 each.
Nine boys are employed as messengers and eleven boys are employed selling goods on the streets and are given free Itinerant Hawkers Licences for that purpose.
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an increased demand for Guards, employers realizing their use- fulness. During the water shortage 55 Police Guards were em- ployed guarding water tanks in various parts of the city.
CONDUCT.
Discipline throughout the year was fair. There were 395 defaulters and 26 dismissals for misconduct.
During the year 1 Guard was commended by the I.G.P. and granted $25.00 for the arrest of 2 Chinese males who com- mitted an armed Robbery at Kowloon City.
MUSKETRY.
All Guards throughout the year were exercised with the revolver and instructed in the use of the Winchester Rifle and Greener Gun. They also attended at Kennedy Town Range and fired their Quarterly course. Special Guards have been instructed throughout the year in the Lewis Gun and revolver.
PRIVATE WATCHMEN.
The total number of Registered private watchmen for the year is 750.
A number of men (to the total of 19) were proceeded against for offences committed against the Watchmen Ordinance.
One hundred and fifty Private Watchmen who resigned dur- ing the year have either returned to India or obtained employ- ment in Canton or Macao.
Annexe E.
STREET BOY'S CLUB.
The membership of the Club is now 27 boys as against 29 in January, 1929
During the year 4 boys absconded from the Club and one boy was sent back to the country by order of the Hon: I.G.P.
During the year six boys joined the Club.
During the year 2 boys found employment, one as a car- penters apprentice at the Wing Yick Co. and one as an assistant cook at the Royal Naval Yard.
During the year 3 boys were arrested for minor offences and
fined $2 each.
Nine boys are employed as messengers and eleven boys are employed selling goods on the streets and are given free Itine- rant Hawkers Licences for that purpose.
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