CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 311

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defence of a ship from within. The representatives

of the Guilds made it clear that they had no such objection in principle and indeed accepted an axiomatie the duty of the master and officers to defend their ship.

They considered however that the particular circumstances of the river ste mere plying in the waters in question, rendered it

possible for the ships officers to be thon

completely by surprise by a band of pirates in much a manner that resistance was out of the question, and that the Indian guards which they were obliged

to Garry, were not only of no assistance in meetin

a piratical attack, but were un added dunger. They

muggested that no long as the existing relations

and police supervision remain in force the Navy

is naturally not in a position to take charge of

the rituation, but that if the whole matter ware

handed over to the Navy they could and would take

affective measures for scouring shipping in the

Danger Zone against piration) attack.

Captain Tomkinson explained that a system of

effective patrols would require an shormous

expansion of the Naval forces at present in Dong

Kong, waters. “uch expansion could only be achieved

at great expense and it would be most unlikely

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