CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928 — Page 87

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cors not too long dow

The knowledge that t

rostatinon wo dba set could probably cause the pirato

gang to love the anlp alone.

10. In meat of the existing vessels the wireless

room to

distance from the bri橋

the fortified area would involve further structurul

alterations and

till are to the c

In fact,

I found that the whels of the objection of the shipping

company

this sohese of internal defense

itawir into one of x vary important ano

however, from their point of view, for if the cost

w

of protecting themselves against their inere passengers

becomes too great, they will simply hive to cop out of

nnnxtlvo paper tri

11.

Mr. srown kindly obtained from the deskyard and

of the gato

alterations.

It ameunted to about 11,000 per ship,

or a capital outl y of AM75,000 for their whole fleet,

whioh honored to think was out of tho

am not in a position to say whether this is a prohibitive

figure, but I ahould not have thought so, and as the

vessels Already cary Indian guards under the existing

regulations, the provision of the arand sentry specified

above would not antil my grator expense thin

already incurred on that account,

12.

The majority report reconds that in addition

to the protection of the bridge, "subsidiary grilles

should be provided, isolating the officers and lat cl:480

Ian Hora inline to gro

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with the low express in outton Ya

th

rapon chat hitherto tho attempt has been made to protout

tee large a portion of the ship with grilles.

the area no enclosta greater

The larger

is number of people