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JAIL MISMANAGEMENT.

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3. Comments on and suggestions For the Reform of Gaol Administra- tion will now be made, and will be accompanied by pecasional references to the Verdict of the Coroner's jury, a copy of which has been forwarded,

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6. With regard to the prisoners having escaped in suits of plain clothes, they probably smuggled such suits consisting i grey shirting ! material, out of the tailor's shop) under their prison clothes, and we are quite convinced that, with the small staff then available for supervision, such) smuggling would have been a com-1 paratively easy matter.

7. As regards the lighting system. it seems to us that the yard in the 4. The first suggestion of the neighbourhood of the block from which Coroner's jury is that the numerous

the prisoners escaped, requires further implements found in Cell 63 after the lighting, and we would suggest that escape of the prisoners could not all electric lights. be put in to supplement of them have come there without some the present gas lights, and we would." collusion between the prisoners and also suggest that in the interior of the officials of the gast. We think that the block from which the prisoners probably this is so; but proper super-escaped (which is the biggest block vision in searching the prisoners on in the prison). further electric light their going off huy, and in searching should be put so as to permit of all their cells ought to have made such the corridors being flooded with Light collusion impossible. We are satis-in case of emergency.

S. As regards the alarm system, implements in Celi 63 by the Warders we think that the addition, which has who searched that portion of the goal been made since the occurrence, by on Saturday, the 13th December, which the alum calls up the Police 1919, was due to gross negligence on

as well as the Caol officers, is a con- the part of two Indian Warders, who siderable improvement on the practice have since been dismissed. We are. existing at the time of the murder: however, clear that the chupatti and are we do not think it necessary to the ginger which were found in Cell make any further recommendation 63 must have been introduced into that upon the subject except to say that in caff by direct collusion between an Fuck the alarm should be placed inside the grille enclosure which we recommend hereafter for the Reserve Guard.

fied that the non-discovery of such

Indian Warder and Prisoner 701.

THE CHINA MAIL.

While we think it regrettable that some remedial measure was not adopted after the loss of the key in April last, we think it only fair to add that

similar Incidents in future wa recommend -----

(1) The abolition of the tinsmith's -shop.

(ii) Adequate searching of prisoners

when they are coming off work under European supervision.

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(1) The defaulters book of the Gaol from 1894 to 1901, which the only old defaulters" book which, Mr. Franka has been able to get hold of. show that between the years 1894 and 1901 keys were lost by Warders on no less than eight Loccasions.. the punishments)

Varying from a reprimand to a fine of $250. In the present instance the Indian Warder who lost the key was fined $3.

Such a punishment by a small fing for so grave an offence is,. in our opinion, wholly inad- equate, and we recommend that the Goal

(e)

Regulations be (vi) amended. sc as to make the loss by an officer to the Gaol of any of the gaol keys punishable by instant dismissal from the Service.

The putting of icen bars outside the cells of prisoners in secure

Another prized Reserve Guardi to be placed at another point in the Gan, to be determined upon by the Superintendent.

- PAPER MONET,

TRADE STATISTICS AND CHANGING VALUES.

The sixth Monthly Bulletin of Sta

includes figures received up to December 10, last.

rockers, ps to prevent themtistics, issued under the auspices of from breaking out even if they the Supreme Economic Council, la succeeded in removing, or opchak, ing the locks..

now a purely English edition, a French The provision of electric lights In

edition being published separately. the yard and corriders, including special emergency lightg The building of a grille actoss the

Coal output in great Britain. France- entrance hall to F. Block for a Reserve Gyard; inside of which and Germany is shown to be lower grille should be kept an alarm, than in 1919 or 1913. Comprehensive electric switch board, and a fures of import and export trade of reserve of firearms.

the chief countries are given, but as these are expressed in

curred! values warning

a

is added that they do not form a reliable means of estimating the expansion of race: British exports of domestic produce, for instance, amounted in made under European supervi: November Jast. to. £87,110,000, as sion, and that the weekly search compared with £43,219,000 in Novem- be of a most thorough and effecter, 1915, but it cannot be stated to tive character.

the actual increase. Shipbuilding what extent these figures represent rutput in Britain is reaching, the pre- war figures. For the quarter ended September 30-last the total tonnage for the quarter ended June 30 was f vessels launched was 416,045, and 521891. These compare with 457,475 tons and 503,687 tons respectively for the same quarters in 19:3.

(v) That two European Warders be always or duty at night inside the gaol. (i) That alt searches of cells be

(x)

That additional locks, "of differ ent make" from the present, te provided to all the gates of the prison leading out on to the yard.

That no prisoners be kept on the side of the gaol west of the tum nel, which should be practicable when the new convict prison is bul. (On this side of the gaol there is a house whese windows and balconies overhang the Gaol.)

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(2) That the key, which was lost in April last, would appear to have been lost between D. Hall! and the lower yard or else out- side of the Prison altogether, and that none of the prisonera who escaped could have picked it up as they were alb-employed in another part of the Gaol. (3) That the system of repairing

locks and keys in the prison! which we have already con- (x) demned above, and the fact already referred to of a cell key and daggers having been made in the tinsmith's shop, inclines. us to believe that in all probabi lity that key with which the

of European Allied currencies in escaping prisoners opened the

comparison with United States dollars gate into the yard was also (xi) That the Gaol Regulations he has been a marked feature. The manufactured in the tinsmith's |

amended, 35 above advised, comparative stability of the ex- shop.

changes in Stockholm.has contrasted namely:-

with the sharp appreciation of the Swiss franc, and German and Aus trian currencies have reached con- finually lower levels. Among the South American exchanges the move. ment of the Rio rate during Novem ber attracts attention. From being at a discount in sterling, the rate has (xii) That all food and stores for passed to a premium, as has been prisoners brought into Gael be the case with the Argentine and waighed and checked by er in Uruguayan rates for a considerable the presence of a European time past.. Oficer and entered by him in a book kept for the purpose.

12. To sum up, we report to the Government as fellows in regard to the subject-referred to us :-

As regards (a) that there is no foundation for such statements.

As above stated, however, in dent ing with the complaints of the prisoner Mak Sing, we recommend that a new measure, ie., a 16 oz, measure, be adopted..

by

In regard to records of complaints

prisoners to:-

(a) Food;

(6) Ill-treatment.

We find that such complaints are very much mixed up with ether matters in the Records, and are cun sequently difficult to extract for pur:

pose of comparison; and we accord ingly recommend that a new books, to be called the Prisoners' Complaint Ledger, be started for the purpose of!

5. As regards searching the cells of prisoners, we understand from Mr. Franks, who has had some years' ex-

9. The recommendation of the jury recording complaints made by prisone perience at Dartmoor and Brixton that no less than two European Warders and that such Ledger be divided gaols, that it is the custom in England. ers should be on duty inside of the into three columns, headed respec as it is here, to search the cells only prison at the same time at night has.tively ence a week in addition to the ordi-we understand, buen carried into nary daily inspections.

i effect.

1. Complants about food.

2. Complaints of ill-treatment. S. Other complaints.

Such Ledger ought to be entered supply of firearms should be readily. We also recommend the institution

daily, available in case of necessity," the of a similar book for the Visiting Committee are of opinion-

(i) That it is not desirable or Justices, in addition to the ordinary necessary that the officers doing Visiting Justices' Book, for the entry duty inside the prison should be of complaints made by prisenere to armed, inasmuch as prisoners the Visiting Justices under similar might snatch the arma from beadings.

We desire to point out that such 10. With reference to the jury's daily inspections are only for the recommendation that "an adequate purpose of seeing that everything is tidy and are inadequate for the dis- covery of any hidden implements. We also have to point out in connection: with the searching of cells that, at the time of the occurrence in question.. owing the shortage of the staff, which has since been remedied, it was i the custom to have such, searches of

goods manufactured" at the Tinsmith's cells conducted entirely by Incians instead of as now, under Europeon supervision. It is certain that two ol the weapons fashioned out, of files), which were exhibits in the murder trial, as well as the key for opening the dear of the cells (also an exhibit) were manufactured at the tinsmith's! shop. It also seems probable that the key of the gate, leading out into the yard. was manufactured ut the tin- smith's shop. The above shows in! our opinion an extraordinary lack of supervision..

Mr. Franks is opposed to the clos- ing down of the tinsmith's shop on the ground that it is useful for minor repairs and for making food tins and iron buckers, but we are of opinion that, on the whole. it is desirable that f the tinsmith's shop should be closed." and that the work of the tinsmiths who are about ten in number, should be. carried out otherwise. In the course of our inspection we found one of the prisoner insmiths mending one of the locks of the jail under European super- vision, but we consider that such a practice and also the "practice of re pairing the keys of the jail in the tin- smith's shop is most undesirable; and it is significant that one of the prison- ers who escaped is an expert' black smith...

At the same time we may add that there are other weapons in the car- penter's shoemaker's, and tailor's shops which necessitate a much strict- search being made on prisoners when they come off duty than has been the case in the past. In fact some of the exhibits in the murder trial, such as the part of the shoemaker's knife, were probably conveyed by a prisoner from the shoemaker's.or car- penter's shop...

the officers and use the arms That there should be a reserve against them;

of firearms in grilles, under the charge of Reserve Guards.. locking system, we would abserve

11. With regard to the present (i) That it is clear from Mr. Franks'

statements to us and from the way in which Prisoner 791 get out of his cell, that the system of locks in the gaol cells, by which a lock is only screwed on to the door from the in

As regards (b):-

(i)

(ii)

To allow of Prison Officers below a certain rank being searched on entering and leaving the Gool;

To allow of loss of a peol key being punishable with instant dismissal from the Service.

(xiii) That a much bigger reserve of

blankets be kept in future.

(xiv) That a new sheasure for rice,

ie, a 16 oz. adopted.

measure, be

(v) That two Frisoners' Complaint Ledgers be instituted, one for the Daily Record of such com plaints and the other for record of complaints by prisoners to the Visiting Justices

13. Gererally, we recommend (1.) That Indian Warders should be recruited from India instead of locally.

As regards paper currency, it is shown that the United Kingdom, the United States. France, Italy, and

of their note circulations, The amount of the expansion during last!

Japan. have continued the expansion

year has in the case of the United Kingdom and the United States France about 17 per cent, in been about 10 per cent., ic Italy somewhat over 20 per cent, and in Japan 28 per cent. As re gards the European neutral coun tries the expansion has been about 14 per cent. in Spain, 10 percent. in Denmark, under 5 per cent. in both Sweden and Norway and there the Gaol ought to be entirely distinct Netherlands,

(2) That the Superintendent of has been a small reduction in the from and independent of the Captain

The German paper Superintendent of Police, as was formerly the case; in order that full responsibility may rest upon the actual Executive Head.

(3) That Chinese Justices of the Peace ought to be allowed to minute the Visiting Justices Book in the Gaol in the languace, if they should so desire. Chinese

(4) That, if possible, on the re- construction of the Gaol, crank, shot

circulation has increased by well over 25 per cent since January,

FOREIGN. TRADE OF YOKOHAMA.

(i) The procuring of carpertering implements for their escape and

The value of foreign trade of plain clothes from the tailor's

Yokchama for the last eleven days! shop by the escaping prisoners drill, and stone carrying be abolish of March amounted to 58,188,106 was due to collusion or grossed and he superseded by other forms yen consisting of 29,60-6,4.08 yen ex negligence on the part of the of hard labour of a Warders who were responsible formatory character.

useful and reports and 28,581,698 yen imports, with a balance of 1,024,710, yen in for the searching of the pri (5) That, so far as possible. Tre favour of the former. The figure and for searching their cells. Suent changes of the Medical Officer shows a gain of 6,078,105 yen in

inf the Gaol should be avoided. Since exports and 13,239,737 yen in im This stale of affairs can only be January, 1919, the sequence of Med ports.compared with the same period remedied by adequate European cal Officers has beer. Dr. Koch, Cap of last year, the excess of exports supervision.

tain Burn, Captain Archer, Dr. Wood-over imports, however, recording

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sopers on their leaving work.

The procuring by the prisoners of weapons of offence for the perpetration of the murders of the Warders. was due to ex- ! treme lack of supervision in the tin-smith's shop, where such weapons were fashioned cut of i files.

(i) The making of the key by

(iv)

side of the cell instead of being (i) rivetted on it is a bad and pre- carious one, and in this connec tion. we indcrse Mr. Franks' recommendation that long iron bars in slots should be placed, each bar to cover three cells, in sockets outside of every cell so as to prevent the cell doors, all of which open outwards, from being cpened by prisoner even if the lock is removed or other (ii) We consider that the practice

wise tampered with.

which has since been followed in F. Block, of locking one of the internal gates in the upper! corridor, is good as a purely temporary measure and should be continued until the grille for the. Reserve Guard in F. Block () We also consider that the re-

is completed. commendation by Mr. Franks, that good Yale locks should be put upon the various gates, leading from the various blacks down to the yard, is a good one and should be carried out as soon as possible, as that will 'mean two locks on these gates, instead of one, and we consider such, an additional lock is the more desirable in view of the key which has been missing since April last.

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Big

man, Dr. Valentine.

1

H. E. FOLLOCK. R. O. HUTCHISON. HO FOOK.

12th April, 1920.

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of the prisoners would have pre with the rank of Acting Inspector. vented the catastrophe.

decrease of 7,161,632

yen against the similar figure of the The same period of last year. total value of the trade since the beginning of this year has reached. 452,825,631 yen, of 239,350,055 yen exports and 213,475,576 yen imports, the excess of exports over imports being 25,874,479 yen. Again com. which 3 out of the 4 prisoners

Amongst those who left the pared with the same perind of last were let out of their cells took Colony this morning by the s.3. year the figure shows increases of place in the tin-smith's shop and Khiya", are the following thembers 108,563,301 yen in exports and was due to gross negligence in of the Hongkong Police Force: In 68,182,347 yen in Imports..

The supervision, Possibly the key by spector Brazil, Mrs. Brazil and family, result of the foreign trade, of the which the prisoners let them Inspector Argus, Mrs. Angus and porr for the corresponding period selves out into the yard was also family,. Sergt. Ingham and Mrs. of last year was in favour of in made in the tin-smith's shop. Ingham Mrs. Marks, wife of Sergt. ports which, exceeded, exports to A proper and thorough search by Marks, and her family also left by the extent of 14,500,410 yen, the two Indian Warders since the same ship. During Inspector whereas quite the reverse was the dismissed) on the afternoon of Angus absence, Sergt. Floyd will case. this year as already stated. "the 13th December of the cells take charge of the Shaukiwan Station. Nolable among the experts are silk, to the amount of over 12,410,000: yen, followed byhabutaye, other) silk fabrics, including "chirimen," A boat woman who was yester waste yarns, cotton textile fabrics, past few years, owing to the day charged before Mr. R. O. Hut cotion yarns, toys, refined sugar. war and other causes, and such chison, at the instance of Chief Pre-foss silk, and hosiery goods, the depletion of staff was brought to vertive Officer "Jack" Wildin, with amount of each exported being over the potice of the Government by the unlawful possession of 320 lbs of 300,000 yen. On the import side, the Assistant Superintendent of raw opium, which was found in ter prominent figures are shown by raw the Gaol on the 12th August, junk, aniongst some vegetables, and and ginued cotton, iron plates, oil 1918, in C. SO. 2737/1918, but was remanded, was again before his cake, machinery, sugar, Iron bar and was not remedied till after the Worship this morning. The defend rods, wire ropes, beans, petroleum recent escape.of prisoners. ant was convicted, and sentenced to oil, wool, ramie, and woollen textile As regards (c.) nantly, the steps a fine of $5,000, or, in default, six fabrics, cotton, leading with over Lecessary to be taken lo prevent months' hard labour..

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