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POLICE RESERVE.

CHINESE AND INDIAN ORDERS.

SEARCHING DUTIES.

TO HELP POLICE.

VOLUNTEER FORCE IN

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NEED FOR CO-OPERATION.

at

FIRE PROTECTION,'

VALUE OF THE HAND EXTINGUISHER.

THE "TOTAL" SYSTEM.

THE CHINA MAIL

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1927.

The

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man-played the leading role in these first minutes after the out- under heavy pressure established fire fighting. In the course of time break of a fire are of the greatest by gasified carbonic acid, in a long, the primitive appliance of water Importance, and one of the prin- cloud-like jet, which may be direct- was developed and organised into eipal tasks to be met by the fire ed onto the fire precisely. our present powerful fire brigades, extinguisher is to save these pre- powder-cloud then embracing the who with the aid of modern cious minutes. If at such critical fire-place cuts off the air, whereby machinery and requisites now fight moment a wrong fire extinguisher it is effectively assisted by further fire most successfully, often at the is seized, it may result in the loss quantities of carbonic acid that are risk of their lives. And yet, their of unrecoverable values, or even liberated automatically as soon as For example, in a power the extinguishing powder gets in No fire is Outbreaks of fire, their origin, principal means is water, which lives.

high tension possible without oxygen,.and this The following orders have It will interest those concerned prevention and combating, have until a few decades ago even wae station a liquid fire extinguisher is touch with the heat.

a known as the sole fire extinguisher. emptied upon a been issued by the Hon. Mr. with the Hong Kong Police Reserve been since times immemorial

Growing enterprises and proper- machine, or, in another case, the explains the flash-like effect of the know that new Delhi question of foremost importance to

fire extinguisher extinguishing powder, which E. D. C. Wolfe, Captain Superln.to

Sir Alexander Muddimun Intro-all and sundry, Governments, lea-tles naturally caused a desire for worker using a tendent of Police.

teer Police Force Bill. In his ders of industries, local authorities better fire protection; Le,, for which creates poisonous gas upon bodies no harmful ingredients what, Chinese Company.

statement explaining the objects of of the smallest communities, down means of fighting fire succesfully discharge, forgets to put on a gas- egr to health and property, and

The Total system represents Parades:-All ranks of the his bill, the Home Member sald:-to the proverbial "head of the at the moment of its outbreak and mask in a closed room; in hoth which is non-conductible.. Chinese Company including re- "The Government of India have house," have at some time or other to prevent its spreading. As a re- cases the consequences may be

Another disadvantage of far-reaching patents at home and cruits will parade at Central had under consideration the provi-had to face this vital problem. sult, hand fire extinguishers were fatal, and loss of property very world monopoly and is protected by Police Station for squad drill and sion. of means for employing men Milions and millions of pounds introduced by which small quanti-high,

The Total Compary may pride it- rifle exercises under Sergt. R. J. of good character on suitable occa-have been spent on this matter and ties of liquids were thrown onto these extingulahers was that the abroad.

firé under pressure. This chemical fluids squirted about often

In self of the record that la has sold Hunt at 5.30 p.m. sharp on the sions and under suitable conditions despite the most elaborate precau- the

In the preservation of law and or- tions and organisations; this dread-ploneer of hand fire extinguishers did more harm than the fire.

was on the market for long years, view of all these facts there exist-almost one million of Total/extin- following dates:-

der. It has been represented to ed evil is ever with us. them that not enough has been As a rule, outbreaks of fire have juntil further progressing technics ed an open desire for a simple fire gulshers, and that it thus undoubt- done to enable the citizens of this an inciplent origin and if promptly and developments rendered it in extinguisher that could be used edly has saved many lives and im- against outbreaking fires of any mense properties from destruction Dress on both days mufti. country to assist the cause of public and properly dealt with, alarming adequate,

When electricity conquered the kind, without causing damage to during the past years,

According to the common aaying, Members of "A" Squad will short-peace to which it is suggested they and serious conflagations would be wide industrial field, and brought

Company does not limit its activity ly be examined with a view to are less indifferent than is com- few.

One of the most important points thousands of new possibilities for do quick, effective, and safe work."My feld is the world," the Total to one market but has paid con- being passed out as efficient in monly considered the case.

Accordingly, with a view to en-to consider in successfully combat-

aiderable attention to building" up Part I.

world wide business. Special Searching Duty: Any couraging the growth of a civicing a fire is the great heat created, sense, the Government have in this which prevents the fire-fighter from member who has not received his bill devised means of enabling the getting to the seat of origin, and duty warning for August will public to co-operate, if they so de- before a proper fire-fighting ap- enquire at once of Sub-Inspector sire, with the regular police force. pliance with means to approach the Chow U Ting. Men on this duty Occasions have arisen in the past fire can be had, the outbreak as- will wear

white uniform with when the police force in. the dis sumen alarming proportions. It is ́ cap, belt and truncheon. Cap tricts has been subjected to an al- obvious from this, that if an ap must be fitted with white cover; must intolerable strain or even re-pliance capable of protecting the operator from the radiation of heat if wet weather, black waterproof duced to a state of exhaustion.

The possibility of the recurrence were at hand, the chances are that black waterproof cover will of such occasions in future cannot the fire could be easily handled in draw same from Equipment Off-be disregarded and the Govern-its incipient stage and a fearful

ment, therefore, while attaching im-confiagration averted. ver forthwith..

portance to the educational value

Thursday, August 4. Tuesday, August 9.

cover. Those not in possession of

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Indian Company.

of co-operation by private citizens

Flames.

It may happen that a determined

The following notification in in assisting in the maintenance of the Hong Kong Government lay and order. desire also to pro-fire-fighter will approach the fire "Gazette" is repeated for the in-vide for a material accession of closely, but in the case of conflagra- strength as the occasion may re-tions due to highly inflammable sub- formation of all ranks:-

The Hong Kong Government quire and the goodwill of citizens stances, he will and that though be can get at the seat of origin, he is "Gazette" of July 29, 1927, No. may facilitate.

The bill, therefore, empowers the up against a more serious problem .the 449.

District Magistrates in those pro-fame. Now, it is due to

spread and His Excellency the Governor vinces in which the loent Governability of flames to has been pleased to make the fol- ment may have brought it into reach other inflammable materials lowing appointments under Sec-force and under general and special that a real danger is created which tion 5 (1) of the Hong Kong control of that Government to con-usually ends in terrible and irre- Police Reserve Ordinance, 1914, stitute temporary volunteer police parable loasea..

forcea for use within the districts. The original place at which the Ordinance No: 27 of 1914.

To be Honorary Commissioner It also enables similar action to be fine started may be easily dealt with, but new, dangers and new of Police (Reserve) -Bishen taken in the presidency towns.

It is necessary to proceed by fires are being created as the flames Singh

To be Assistant Superintendent way of legislation in order to in- leap up onto curtains, draperies, of Police (Reserve) and be in test volunteer police officers with hangings; in walls, pillars, thence statutory powers, duties and pri-along the roofs and rafters until command of the Indian Company, vileges. The volunteer character ultimately nothing can be done to Hong Kong Police Reserve of the force is secured by provi-stop their wild carouse.

It is extremely difficult to control. Sirdar Khan.

sions far the appointment of only such persons as are fit and willing flame by means of hand appliances to be appointed and it will be main-containing water or liquids, etc., tained by provision for voluntary however well they may extinguish smouldering or low burning fires. resignation subject to due notice.

Moreover, the extinguishing of

July 25, 1927, Strength: The following have eurolled as Constables in the Indian Company, Hong Kong Police Reserve:-

Khan,

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FIRE FIGHTING.

health or property and that would

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The excellent success met with by the Total organisation, and its present position do not only give rise to the hope of a future favour- able development, but as well to the expectation that the experts of the enterprise, in close co-operation with leading men, of science, will And a way to further expand the possibilities of fire extinction by dry carbonic acid, particularly as they already succeeded in, solving the problem-of-guiding-the dry sub- stance through fire-hose of any length, so that it soon will be able to apply this dry extinguishing method on large fires also.

HEAT IN JAPAN.

In order to throw the force open flames requires something which R.202 M. Abdullah, R.203 Abdul Aziz, R.204 Abdul Karim, to all classes of the community will control flame in an instant, be- R.205 Abdul Latif, R.206 Ahmed middle-aged and young, educated fore it has time to start on the path A fire, from which the danger of" Khan I., R.207 Ahmed Khan 11., and uneducated-the bill provides of destruction. R208 Ajit Singh, R.209 Amar for the entertainment of police off-

cers of various rafik-and-not-flames-has-been-eliminated, can be Dass, 210 Atta Mohamad, R.211

All appoint-dealt with by many means and at merely constables. Awtar Singh, R:212 Badan ments will be honorary but provi- least, can be kept under control.

fire 1

extinguisher Singh, R213 Bhagat Singh, R.214sion is made for the allowance of Therefore, Chanan Singh, R.216 Fazal out-of-pocket expensea and for com- which combines those two very im- "Mohamad, R.216 Faiz Mohamad, pensation for illness or injury, portant points Le.. (1) Protect the the use of machines and apparatus, This task the Total Dry Automatic The purposes for which-the-force--operator from the radiation of heat when easily inflammable liquids, as fire extinguisher made its own ever R.217 Feroz Ali, R.218 Ghulam Mohamad, R.219 Hgulam Mohay will be entertained are preserva- (2) Deal promptly and prevent the benzine, petroleum, oils of all kinds since its foundation, and-to-day ik ud Din, R.220 R. P. Ghilote, tion of public peace, protection of spreading of fire, by controlling the showed a steadily increasing con- maay well be said that it has met Its present automatie, R.221 R, Gulería, R.222. Hardit inhabitanta and security of pro- flames is certainly an apparatus sumption, and when the develop this task completely in the course Singh, R.223 Hassan Khan,perty in that part of country where that those interested in prevention ment of the chemical Industry made of years.

it is appointed. The duties of of fe, should give first considera-rapid progress, then the time had dry-carbonie-acid-fre-extinguisher R.224 Jethanand, R.225 Kadar, volunteer police officera will be only tion.

come for a new fire extinguisher. Total meets all such requirements.

Tokyo, July 25. R.226 Kha'was

It was brought out on the market It may be applied at any outbreak R227 those which are strictly ancillary to

in several types for special cases; of fire, under any conditions provid-

A message from the City of Khushi Mohamad, R.228 Lal these purposes and will not include

and rendered good service, But ed that the burning object is ex Kumamoto, Kyushu says that the Khan, R229 Maya Dass, R.230 investigation or prosecution in dia-

the fact that the different typestinguishable at all, and the fire ig H. N. Mehal, R.231 W. M. Mehal, charge of these duties. R.232 Miro Khan, R.233 Mit The volunteer police will have the As far back as history of man- called for different appliance and still in its incipient state. In the people there are experiencing the Singh, R.234 Mohamad Hassan, powers, privileges and protection kind may be traced, the searcher handling rendered them soon inade construction of this apparatus the severest heat in many years, the R.295 Mohamad. Ramzan, R.236 of the regular police officer appoints will meet with an endeavour that quate to the steadily growing re- Total Company had the benefit of thermometer standing at 101 Motoomull, R.237 Noor Ahmad, ed under Police Act 1861, The existed at all times to protect life quirements of modern Industry and extensive experience gained during degrees yesterday. It adds that R.258 Noor Mohamad, R.238 scheme to which the bill gives and property against destruction by business-life. It was found impos- the war, in which the apparatus on account of the hot weather the

good business. Sheikh Karim Baksh, R.240 K. shape.contemplates that the volun- fire. But only a few pictures of an- sible in case of fire to read the was subjected to hardest tests and ice-shops are doing extremely

teer force should not only include cient times-the days of the Egyp- different direction for use and strains. N Soham Singh, R.241 Sultan the rank and file but should also tians and Greeks-give an interest select the right extinguisher, aa Ahmed, R.242 Taj Mohamad and ita-own officers. It is nevering though incomplete illustration thereby the first few valuable Khan, R.243 Ujagar Singh, R.244 theless of the essence of the scheme to modern mankind of how fire was minutes at the outbreak of a fire In would be lost, not-mentioning the Zaveri, R.245 Gopel Chand, R.246 in its educational aspect and of fought in those ancient days. V. T. Thad.

prime importance for administra- those days, just as in our days, general excitement and confusion Appointments.

tive purposes that the force should water-the natural helpmate of prevailing in such case. And just The following appointments be closely co-ordinated with the re- have been made in the Indian gular police and should be Company with effect from the trolled by professional officers..

It is proposed to effect these ob- 29th July, 1927:-

jects by placing the force under the direction and control of the Superintendent of Police, subject ing every volunteer police officer to the lawful orders of any volunteer police officer superior to him in rank and of any regular police off- cer to whom he is, under the ordera of the Superintendent of Police, All ranks of the Indian Com-subordinate; but members of the pany win parade at Central force will not he subject to the Police Station for Squad Drill control of any subordinate officer under Sergt. R. J. Hunt at 5.30 of the regular police lower in rank p.m. sharp on the following than an officer in charge of a police dates:-

Constable R.226 Khawas Khan to be Sub-Inspector.

Constable R.212 Badan Singh to be Crown Sergeant.

Constable R.217 Feroz All to be Lance-Sergeant.

Parades.

Friday, August 5. Monday, August 8.

(Sd.) G. B. HARTFORD,

D.S.P. (R.), ' Adjutant. Hong Kong, August 2, 1927,

The private motor car owner who took the trouble to bring a careless motor lorry driver Into

station.

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The provisions regarding discip line are as simple za possible. De partmental punishments will be limited to reduction in rank, dis- charge or dismissal, otherwise dis- cipline will be maintained by the Imposition of aane on conviction to a judicial trial. Associated Press,

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A DISMESED APPEAL

The Judicial Committee of the

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Margaret Catherine de Silva, on the ground of her adultery with Mr. THEIR SECOND SUMMER THE Lister Hulme King, a tea planter,

now of Madras, man

The question of the amount of Teething and hot weather make damages was involved in the ap their second summer, s trying time peal

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The filling of the Total'dicates that the mercury-register- system. extinguisher consists of specially ed 108 degrees there yesterday, of soda, many persons suffered from prepared bicarbonate which is forced out of the apparatus sunstroke.---Toho.

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