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are set forth in the following remarks which the Captain Superintendent has, at my request, published as a Police General Order:-
:"I have read with much pleasure the report of the Captain Superintendent of Police on the work done by the Force under his command and especially by the European and Indian contingents of it on the occasion of the typhoon of the 18th September. Under the capable and energetic direction of Inspectors V. Robertson, D. Macdonald, A. C. Langley, A. Collett, D. Gourlay, and A. G. Dymond and of Police Sergeants 42 Sim, and 17 Lamont, many hundreds of Chinese lives were saved by the Police on the Island, in Kowloon and in the New Territories during and immediately after the storm, in many cases private persons bravely co-operating.
(2).
"Of the various members of the Force whose names have been brought to notice in this connection the following are specially commended:-
"Inspector D. Gourlay who in addition to directing life saving operations in the Eastern District saved 5 lives by jumping into drifting junks from the East Praya and getting the people to shore from them.
"Lance-Sergeant 106, Appleton, and Police Constables 47, Walker, 77, Foley, and 84, Taylor, who rescued people from boats and fallen houses at Yaumati at considerable risk to themselves.
"Police Sergeant 12, O'Sullivan, who went into the water and rescued a man from beneath a boat at Hunghom.
"Lance-Sergeant 59, Lee, and Police Constable 37, Hynes, who saved lives on the East Praya.
"Indian Police Constable 685, Alli Bux, who assisted Mr. Bevan of Messrs. Lane, Crawford and Company, to rescue a man who had been blown into the sea off the Praya Wall.
"Indian Police Constable 668, Kesar Singh, and 811, Ojagar Singh, who rescued about 40 people near Murray Pier and 7 others from a damaged cargo boat off Naval Yard.
"Chinese Constable 304, Chu Shu Yung who with a Sham Shui Po fisherman saved the crew of a water boat at great personal risk.
(3).
"Others mentioned in the report of the Captain Superintendent for good work in saving life and who are commended are:-
"Lance-Sergeants 109, Caygill, and 97, Aris; Police Constables 101, Sufton, 87, Clark, 63, Wills, 110, Winter, 28, Munday, 9, Murphy, 98, Purden, 52, Watt, and 69, Parr; Indian Police Sergeant 569, Ahmed Khan, Indian Police Constables 536, Jhundy Khan, 768, Atta
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are set forth in the following remarks which the Captain
Superintendent has, at my request, published as a Police
General Order:-
:
"I have read with much pleasure
the report of the Captain Superintendent of Police on the "work done by the Force under his command and especially "by the European and Indian contingents of it on the occa- *-sion of the typhoon of the 18th. September. Under the "capable and energetic direction of Inspectors V. Robertson "D. Macdonald, A. C. Langley, A. Collett, D. Gourlay, and "A. G. Dymond and of Police Sergeants 42 Sim, and 17, "Lamont, many hundreds of Chinese lives were saved by the "Police on the Island, in Kowloon and in the New Territori- "-es during and immediately after the storm, in many cases *private persons bravely co-operating.
(2).
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"Of the various members of the "Force whose names have been brought to notice in this "connection the following are specially commended:-
"Inspector D. Gourlay who in "addition to directing life saving operations in the "Eastern District saved 5 lives by jumping into drifting "junks from the East Praya and getting the people to shore "from them.
"Lance-Sergeant 106, Appleton,
"and Police Constables 47, Walker, 77, Foley, and 84, "Taylor, who rescued people from boats and fallen houses "at Yaumati at considerable risk to themselves.
"Police Sergeant 12, O'Sullivan,
"who went into the water and rescued a man from beneath a "boat at Hunghom.
"Lance-Sergeant 59, Lee, and "Police Constable 37, Hynes, who saved lives on the East "Praya.
"Indian Police Constable 685, *Alli Bux, who assisted Mr. Bevan of Messrs. Lane, Craw- "-ford and Company, to rescue a man who had been blown "into the sea off the Praya Wall.
"Indian Police Constable 668, *Kesar Singh, and 811, Ojagar Singh, who rescued about 40 *people near Murray Pier and 7 others from a damaged cargo "boat off Naval Yard.
*Chinese Constable 304, Chu Shu "Yung who with a Sham Shui Po fisherman saved the crew of "a water boat at great personal risk.
(3).
"Others mentioned in the report of "the Captain Superintendent for good work in saving life "and who are commended are:-
"Lance-Sergeants 109, Caygill, "and 97, Aris; Police Constables 101, Sufton, 87, Clark, *63, Wills, 110, Winter, 28, Munday, 9, Murphy, 98, Purden, "52, Watt, and 69, Parr; Indian Police Sergeant 569, Ahmed "Khan, Indian Police Constables 536, Jhundy Khan, 768,
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