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required and appear ample to cope with the

traffic on the Hong Kong

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Singapore route

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as far as these two Companies are concerned.

The Guards are not overworked but are kept

steadily employed with time off at both

Hong Kong and Singapore while waiting for

steamers. (The China Navigation Co., which

also runs steamers to Singapore, works

independently as shown under the heading IV

China Navigation Co.) The Police Guards

took over from the Military in July last and

have given complete satisfaction. Some

little trouble arose at the start owing to

unsatisfactory accommodation but this has been

remedied. New men specially recruited for

this work have now taken the place of the

Original Special Guards supplied who were

seconded from Police work for the purpose.

The term "Special Guards" is the name

given to Indian Watchmen recruited by the

Hong Kong Police to supplement regular Indian

Police in guarding the Water Works, the Gun-

powder Magazine and Police Block Houses where

patrol work only is required and not regular

Police work. The Police employ 50 such

Special Guards, all of whom are ex-service men

and Lewis Gunners. Their pay is $25.00 per

mensem each, which is roughly the same as that

of the Indian Police; they also receive

rations (value $7.00 per mensem) uniform and

hospital