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# SPECIAL MATTERS AND PRINCIPAL EVENTS
## GENERAL
Increased activity was mainly directed towards suppressing Communism throughout the year. A special note appears below. As in 1929, efforts were again directed towards causing industrial disturbances which were fortunately not of a serious nature. The two most serious events of the year were the murder of Mrs. Madgwick and P.C.B.9 by P.C.B.543, who ran amok for no assigned reason at Lok Ma Chau on 21st July, and then committed suicide. The second event was the murder of Police Detective L.S.C.384 Tse On at the Nga Lok Restaurant, Yaumati, where he was trapped with two Canton Detectives and shot dead on the 8th December. Details of these two cases appear below under the head murder. Actually, the number of murders in 1930 was the same as in 1929 (twenty-two cases). Crime generally showed an increase, particularly minor crime (three thousand five hundred cases) mainly hawkers, mendicants, nuisances and traffic cases. However, armed robberies showed a welcome decrease of fifty-five cases which may be considered eminently satisfactory. The following notes deal with all matters calling for special comment. Full particulars appear also in the main body of the Report. The notes are in alphabetical order.
## 1.- ANTI-PIRACY GUARDS
Towards the end of 1929, the Military Authorities notified the various Shipping Companies, i.e.
The Canadian Pacific S.S. Co.
Peninsular & Oriental S.S. Co.
British India Steam Navigation Co.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.
China Navigation Co., Ltd
Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co.
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd.
Messrs. Butterfield & Swire.
who had been supplied with Military Guards aboard their steamers on the China Coast as a special precaution and protection against pirates (piracies from within the ships) for some two years, that they would be unable to continue supplying Guards after March 31st. Negotiations followed as a result of which it was decided that the Hong Kong Government would provide special Police Anti-Piracy Guards and the Military Authorities would continue their Military Guards, on payment of all expenses by the Shipping Companies until such time after 1st April, as the Hong Kong Police could recruit, train and supply the men required. This decision was reached at the end of April and recruiting commenced in May. The Inspector-General personally recruited the Russian and Chinese (Northern) Guards and an Indian Officer was despatched to India to recruit the
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SPECIAL MATTERS AND PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
GENERAL.
Increased activity was mainly directed towards suppressing Communism throughout the year. A special note appears below. As in 1929, efforts were again directed towards causing industrial disturbances which were fortunately not of a serious nature. The two most serious events of the year were the murder of Mrs. Madgwick and P.C.B.9 by P.C.B.543, who ran amok for no assigned reason at Lok Ma Chau on 21st July, and then committed suicide. The second event was the murder of Police Detective L.S.C. 384 Tse On at the Nga Lok Restaur- ant, Yaumati, where he was trapped with two Canton Detectives and shot dead on the 8th December. Details of these two
cases appear below under the head murder. Actually, the number of murders in 1930 was the same as in 1929 (twenty- two cases). Crime generally showed an increase, particularly minor crime (three thousand five hundred cases) mainly hawkers, mendicants, nuisances and traffic cases. However, armed robberies showed a welcome decrease of fifty-five cases which may be considered eminently satisfactory. The following notes deal with all matters calling for special comment. Full particulars appear also in the main body of the Report. The notes are in alphabetical order.
1.- ANTI-PIRACY GUARDS.
Towards the end of 1929, the Military Authorities notified the various Shipping Companies, i.e.
The Canadian Facific S.S. Co.
Peninsular & Oriental S.S. Co. British India Steam Navigation Co. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.
China Navigation Co., Ltd
Messrs. Mackinnon, JMackenzie & Co.
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd. Messrs. Butterfield & Swire.
who had been supplied with Military Guards aboard their steamers on the China Coast as a special precaution and protection against pirates (piracies from within the ships) for some two years, that they would be unable to continue supply- ing Guards after March 31st. Negotiations followed as a result of which it was decided that the Hong Kong Government would provide special Police Anti-Piracy Guards and the Military Authorities would continue their Military Guards, on payment of all expenses by the Shipping Companies until such time after 1st April, as the Hong Kong Police could recruit, train and supply the men required. This decision was reached at the end of April and recruiting commenced in May. The Inspector-General personally recruited the Russian and Chinese (Northern) Guards and an Indian Officer was despatched to India to recruit the
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