CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928 — Page 221

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November 19th the governer of Hongkong and Bir M. Lampson

had decided that, pending materalisation of an international

graume, punitive measures should be dropped and the commandes

in- thief should adopt preventive measures.

Mr. Southerirremarked that at the time of that telegram

he had experienced great difficulty as, if a piracy had

taken place, there would have been re plan in existence for

measures to deal with it.

Mr. Koungey then mentioned General Li Chai-sum's request

for facilities for the arming of piracy prevention 1 manches

(Feking telegrams Hos. 41 and 42) and suggested that this

furnished an additional reason for not issuing from instrue-

tims rogarding punit ivo measures at present.

Er. Southern said that, in his opinion, the Hongkong

Government would welcome an opportunity of assisting Canton

in this way.

Ne had

Mr. Nounsey explained that the matter was only in a

preliminary mage and would require full consideration.

referred to it only as an illustration of the undesirability

of modifying the standing instructions at present.

Mr. Bouthern thought the launches would net be auft able

for patrolling the Has Bay area; he thought they were

designed for work in the Smaton delt a

He roverted to the need of issuing fresh inst ruoti ma

to the Governor of Rongkong, the authority given by these at

present current being no limit ed by conditions us to be quite

inadequate and impracticable in an emergen oy. ne was surprised

that no recommendati ms in this respect had been made by

Governor.

Go vezner had made ne

It was agreed that, as

recommendations, there was no need to issue fresh instructions

at present.

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