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8.-MURDER & AMOK.
The figures for the past year are identical with those of the previous year (1929)-twenty-two cases in all. The most serious case again occurred in the New Territories, where an Indian Policeman, B.543, Dalip Singh, ran amok at Lok Ma Chau Police Station, a border Police Station with a complement of two Europeans and eleven Indian Police. On the 21st July in the late afternoon, acting under the impulse of an imaginary grievance, B.543 took advantage of the absence of both Europeans and, with his service rifle and ammunition, opened fire on the Officer in charge as he was coming up the steep path leading to the Station on his return from patrol. The Station Guard, who was armed with a revolver, ran inside and gave the alarm. Meanwhile, Constable B.9 Chajja Singh, the caterer, who ran out of the kitchen to ascertain the cause of the firing, was shot in the stomach by B.543, who thereupon ran upstairs and shot the wife of the Officer in charge through the head and barricaded himself on the verandah of the top floor. The Station was quickly surrounded by Police summoned from adjoining districts, thus making the escape of the murderer impossible, and an entry to the upper floor was eventually effected when it was found that P.C.B.543 had shot himself with his service rifle on the front verandah. The task of capturing the madman was made more difficult owing to the fact that he had armed himself further with the Lewis gun, which is always kept ready for use in the event of an attack on the Station (in the Station Charge Room). Fortunately, the gun jammed, and he was unable to make use of it, though this was not known until entry to the upper floor was effected.
Details of the murder of Det. Sgt. Tse On by Communists in December have already been given.
9.-MUSKETRY.
During the year, in addition to the regular Musketry and Revolver Courses, a special Revolver Course was instituted for the Sharpshooters Company of the Police Reserve. This was later extended to include all Arms Licence holders who hold Revolver Permits. These Licensees are now called upon to fire an annual course unless they are specially exempted. Revolver Courses were fired by all Contingents: (a) European, (b) Indian, (c) Cantonese, (d) Northern Chinese, Water Police Seamen, and District Watchmen. Full details appear in Table V.
10. PIRACY.
The body of the Report contains details of the two piracies committed on steamships, neither of which carried Guards, and one of which was Norwegian-owned and the other Chinese-owned. Thanks to the provision of Anti-Piracy Guards on coastal...
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8.-MURDER & AMOK.
The figures for the past year are identical with those of the previous year (1929)-twenty-two cases in all. The most serious case again occurred in the New Territories, where an Indian Policeman, B.543, Dalip Singh, ran amok at Lok Ma Chau Police Station, a border Folice Station with a complement of two Europeans and eleven Indian Police. On the 21st July in the late afternoon acting under the impulse of an imaginary grievance, B.543 took advantage of the absence of both of the Europeans and eleven Indian Police. On the 21st July in the with his service rifle and ammunition with which he opened fire on the Officer in charge as he was coming up the steep path leading to the Station on his return from patrol. The Station Guard, who was armed with a revolver, ran inside and gave the alarm. Meanwhile Constable B.9 Chajja Singh, the caterer, who ran out of the kitchen to ascertain the cause of the firing was shot in the stomach by B.543 who thereupon ran upstairs and shot the wife of the Officer in charge through the head and barricaded himself on the verandah of the top floor. The Station was quickly surrounded by Police summoned from adjoining districts, thus making the escape of the murderer impossible and an entry to the upper floor was eventually effected when it was found that P.C.B. 543 had shot himself with his service rifle on the front verandah. The task of capturing the madman was made more difficult owing to the fact that he had armed himself further with the Lewis gun which is always kept ready for use in the event of an attack on the Station (in the Station Charge Room). Fortunately the gun jammed and he unable to make use of it, though this was not known until entry to the upper floor was effected.
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Details of the murder of Det. Sgt. Tse On by Communists in December have already been given.
9.-MUSKETRY.
During the year in addition to the regular Musketry and Revolver Courses, a special Revolver Course was instituted for the Sharpshooters Company of the Police Reserve. This was later extended to include all Arms Licence holders who hold Revolver Permits. These Licensees are now called upon to fire an annual course unless they are specially exempted. Revolver Courses were fired by all Contingents, (a) European, (b) Indian. ) Cantonese, (d) Northern Chinese, Water Police Seamen and District Watchmen. Full details appear in Table V.
10. PIRACY.
The body of the Report contains details of the two piracies mmitted on steamships, neither of which carried Guards and of which was Norwegian owned and the other Chinese owned. nks to the provision of Anti-Piracy Guards on Coastal
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