CO129-547-3 China Piracy- anti piracy guards 25-1-1934 - 3-12-1934 — Page 72

Telegrams—“SHIPMINDER, PARL, LONDON," Telephone-WHITEHALL 5140 Ext.

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to:-

The Assistant Secretary,

Mercantile Marine Department

(address as opposite)

and the following number quoted :-

M.5974/34.

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MERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT,

BOARD OF TRADE,

GREAT GEORGE STREET,

WESTMINSTER, S.W.1.

17th April, 1934.

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Sir,

I am directed by the Board of Trade to refer to the

letter addressed to this Department by the Colonial Office

33755/34 on the 14th March (33765/34), a copy of which was forwarded

to your Department, on the subject of the protection against

piracy of ships trading in Chinese waters. In that letter

the Board were requested to furnish their views on the

desirability of introducing regulations which would render

it compulsory for ships holding Hong Kong Passenger

Certificates to be fitted with grilles and to be provided with guards.

The question of the provision of guards in passenger ships was discussed by the admiralty with the Shipping

Companies concerned in 1930, and the Board understood that

satisfactory arrangements had been made. As regards the fitting of grilles, this would not infringe any specific

The Secretary,

Admiralty

S.W.1.

regulation/