CO129-521-2 Piracy in Chinese waters- anti-piracy measures 9-1-1930 - 10-4-1930 — Page 131

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courae to the civil gourts in the obae of any slac 'nego on

the part of their guards.

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fast have done our beat to find an alternative to the

present system of military suarda and we can ply ausgest

the follow ng plan as an alternative, which we sub-it in

the hope that it may be favourably considered.

A a ecial police force should be furmad cumposed of

Forthern Chinese, Zalaya or Indians of the good fighting

reges with a heavy enough establishment of white R.C.ca to

permit of an B.C.. being available for evory anis requiring

a guard, since it is essential for natives to be led by a

if they are to be of any use. The headquarters

white msn,

but,

of this force should in our opinion be in hong Zone;

although we call them polies and they are based on hong Kong,

it is essential that their recruiting, training and

diacinline should be under control of either the navel or

the military authorities and not under that of the Bong Yung

police superintendent. ŝe already have ex`erience of anti-

piracy guards supplied by the Bằng Kong police and they have

been undisciplined and quite inefficient. Although

number of these guards have been killed or wounded ja

aueomaatui piracy attacks, we cannot recall a single

instance, where it can be shown that they have frustrated

an attempted piracy. The British shipowners could thin

indent on the headquarters of this force for auch guards, as

they might require from time to time, and pay an adoro riate

fee for their use while thus detailed for this duty.

If our effort to arrive at a solution is savourably

considerou, ** we can caly hope it will be in view oð tbn

urrency