CO129-213 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [12] — Page 102

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appointinent, receiving extra pay and allowances for the same, amounting to on the understanding.

about £300 a year,

that he should at the same time

it and

continue to perform his regimental

2.

garrison duties.

The Governor adduces among other reasons the following in support of his recommendation.

1. That the English portion of the police, which represents a remarkably fine body of men armed with rifles and sword bayonets, only require to be drilled and instructed by a Military Officer "to form a most important addition" (300) three hundred men to our garrison of about 1800 effective English troops" and (2.). That it is necessary they should be in a thorough state of Military efficiency owing to

(a) The liability to attack from piratical gangs from the neighbouring mainland China, and

(b) The increasing number and turbulent nature of the Chinese population, which contains a large admixture from the criminal masses from the neighbouring provinces of China and, like "all large Vivre Communities", are undermined by dangerous secret societies, and distracted by the animosities of rival clans and factions, which not seldom break out into open and bloody violence.

3. I entirely agree with the views of the Governor and consider that the

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appointinent, receiving extra pay and allowances for the same, amounting to on the understanding. about £300 a year, that he should at the same time it and continue to perform his regimental 2. garrison duties. The Governor adduces among other reasons the following in support of his recommendation. 1. That the English portion of the police, which represents a remarkably fine body of men armed with rifles and sword bayonets, only require to be drilled and instructed by a Military Officer "to form a most important addition" (300) three hundred men to our garrison of about 1800 effective English troops" and (2.). That it is necessary they should be in a thorough state of Military efficiency owing to (a) The liability to attack from piratical gangs from the neighbouring mainland China, and (b) The increasing number and turbulent nature of the Chinese population, which contains a large admixture from the criminal masses from the neighbouring provinces of China and, like "all large Vivre Communities", are undermined by dangerous secret societies, and distracted by the animosities of rival clans and factions, which not seldom break out into open and bloody violence. 3. I entirely agree with the views of the Governor and consider that the
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appointinent, receiving extra pay and allowances for the same, amounting to on the understanding.

about ₤300 a year,

that he should at the same time

it and

continue to perform his reginoutat

2.

garrison duties.

The Governer adduce among other reavers the following in support of lice

ration ..

recommend

1. That the English audrikh portion of the police which represent a remarkably fine body of men crued with rifles and sevord bayer:ets, only require to be drilled

and

ered instructed by a Hivite y Officer " to form a most iceportant addition " (300) three hundred men

to over matt

"gari.on of about /800/sight intred

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eflective English troops" and (2.). Dat it is

necessary they should be in a thorough. state of Military officicucy orving to

«) We liability to attack from piratical gaugs from the neighbouring mainland

dina, and

( 6 ). The increasing runcher and turbulent 2. ature of the Chinese population which Contains a large admixture from the. Criminal Masses from the reighbouring provinces of China and like "all large "Vivre Communities are under mined by

Aaugerous Scoret societies, and distracted by the

the ammosities of rival claus and factions which not seldom break out silo open and bloody violence 3. Joutively agree with the views the Governor and consider that the

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