CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12] — Page 487

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not say that they do not new err in this respect occasionally.

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Mat Telephone Censorship.

As the telephone was largely used at the beginning for intimidation, the Government had eventually to put two officers at the Central Exchange te detect the source of such intimida- tion, and subseqnently they detailed six Chinese volunteer workers for the duty. But the mischief had already been done;

and the services of these men were of not much avail. If a telephone censorship is to be of service in future, it should be established immediately there is danger of an outbreak, singe for some reason many Chinese servants appear to find messages coming mysteriously over the telephone even more terrifying than danger threatened by someone when they can see.

Mal Patriations on Chinese Entering the Colony.

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Before the total interruption of sea-communication with Canten, some labourers and others came down from Canton by steamers, and a strict system of search was instituted here to The trains keep out agitators, idlers, and smugglers of sms,

have also been subjected to these searones, Though the wisdom of the measure has been questioned by some, it has undoubtedly shut out large numbers of undesirables.

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Volunteer Defence Corps.

A few days after the mobilisation of the Volunteer Defence Corps some Chinese joined that Force; and although their number was not large, the effect on the enemy was quite disproportionate.

It showed a spirit totally unexpected by him,and it had a tremendous moral effect on the whole Chinese Community.

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