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HONGKONG POLICE FORCE GRIEVANCES.

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At the prosent time, when the efficiency of the Hongkong Police Force is bring called in question, it may not be inopportune to glauce once morcat the disadvantages nuder which the Fores Huffors. Sometimesgo a column appeared in the

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE S, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 1903

A CHINESE CORNER OF THÉ EMPIRE.

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done until the mind had been removed. The salvors, therefore, had to employ a dwiger, which removed 300 tons of mud, The dredger buckets could not get aloes alongside the abip, so fala had to be dug in the bed of the turbour as none to the bole in the ship's sido as possible, and then the mad that pingged the hols in the chip's sido had to be. ploughed into the cavity. Owing to the rapidity of the silting. this was a work of considerable diflealty, as it was only when the mad was wright divers could work to any parpose, neurest the skin. of the ship, and then to adopt course with the outaide pi tes. Having thus secured a fairly watertight though water-loaded compartment, their cort duty was to pump out the water and pnt in cement, which, by the action of each percolations as remained, stopped the crevices. Although she was lying ou mad blok, only the top of the contin tower was visible at higs water, and when the salvors were ready to Ese the pumps the tide allowed them only tive and a half working hours. Their pumps, however, were equal to a charg of 2.60 tons an hour, and they then had no silicuity in giving the ship such broy, auey in ons tide that she was successfully towed

eross the harbour and placed in dry dock.

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The Atay-at-home Britishes las probably never heart of the little state of Kokang. Possibly some of ont readers even may not be acquainted with the circumstances and history of this curious adjunct of the British Empire. Its acquisition was an interesting episode in the extension of our India possessions, and by Fairplay," both dealing with hongkong by a writer in the current Asiatic Qaurkely Police grievances. Though both hava slated few. It happened in the dun and remeto Thele Arst object was to plank up the bulkheads

members of past that certain rebellious the Chine agricultural population

the soldiers of Yunan, fleeing before their outraged Emperor, came and settled in the borderlands between China and the teritories of the wild Lighlanders feadu.ory to Burua, and, allying themselves with a Shad kingles, at the moment the most powertal in the neighbourhood, boat back to Chizeng soldiery which a conscientious Governor hud ordered to exterminate them. The refugeen established themselves forthwith among the mountaina where they bad stood at buy, chose raler, foruded a capital, deflued the loits of their territory, and, maintaining the stance with their Shan friends ou a sort of fentiatory basis, started basitras on a kingdom by them. valves principles and traditions purely Chinese,

welfare of the H.K.P.

actual grievances, I yot think they leave to struck deep waough; that is, they have failed to give other and more vital facte affecting the Being a resident of some years' stouding, and having neg ired, znali knowledge of Pelios matters, I would bere state that the more serious grievances the Police have to put up will sto

I. The present pension scheme. 11. The sistas of promotion. 11. The indifferent class of many of the recent European recruite.

There are not a few other grievances I could kention, a great many of which have been Heutioned by X" and Fairplay," but the above. I take it, are the really vital üres.

Take the question of pession. Is it any won der that the Goreramaut fail to obtain a good clues of men from the home fare when Police officers are really better off at home than out here? Except a few adventurous souls, who, indeed, would leave home and prospects, social comforts, etc, for an utterly venon existence out here, with only slightly better pay, and with the same number of years to Fe for pensi--n?

When a man retires ou pension at home at the age timit ho is yet a comparatively young, healthy, able-bodied man. His comrades ent here serve the same number of years, and when they retire how mueli of their allotted span will be left to them to enjoy their hardarned репкіола #

Why, with a very few exception three men will be prematurely aged, broken down in health, and will go home simply to die. The change of climate will be too much, for their weakened constitutions.

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the long period of wars and disturbances which praceded the coming of the Eugli b, and which completely ruined almost all the surrounding stater.

A few years ago tie inhabitants of Kokang wr plunged inso deep despondency by ramour to the ffect that the British Govern- surrender them to the tender ment wu about mercies of their hereslitary enemies, the Chinese, and this slep was, in fact, contemplated at the opening of negditions for determining the Burmo-Chinese frontier.

Police Barracks, give them a few months' night duty, and see how long they would arrive it. For a man required to do night and day duty alternately, the whole or greater part of his ser vica, fifteen years of that sort of thing is enough for the average constituion to stand.

The changing of the Police l'ensint Schepe from u 15 to a 25 years' term of survins (or un- til a mau is 45 years of age) is one of the most misplaced efforts of our Government; and ond

Fortunately, however, when the delimitation which, if not altered soon, will cause irreparable took place the Stae of Kokang was defeitaly damage to the H.K P., and thereby to the pab.included in the British Empire, whereby not only were the anxieties of the inhabitants as to their future existence allayod, but a community lie of this Colony.

Now take theguastion of promotion. In the Lon-equalling in worth all the rest of the northern don forces a man joins usa constelle, and if he be group of Shan States put together was saved to ambitions and willing to assert hiniselt proporiy, the Government of India. The railway now being constructed from Mandalay 10 Kunion will in time probably flud himself a superin raus right up to the border of Kokang. It is, endent. Iuthe provincial home for es bebisen therefore, of the utmost importance that the chance of rising to be supreme head of the fores people of Kokong be pesce ul, well-disposed towards the Englith, and piven every facility 20 joined as a recruit. Indeel, most of our provincial forces at home ara controlled by men for extending their already considerable trade, who have thus risen. Bat what do we find in

so that the State, with the railway terminus at Hongkong? A man joins this force who has a back, may become a contre for the collection already served in the same capacity at home, of merchandise from the whole of South-western and the first thing he finds is that, it him try Yann, The already advanced condition of howsoever he may, he cannot hope to attain a

Kokang and the intustrious disposition of Hixits people point to the probability that, with higher rask than that of inspector. chance of becoming Chief Inspector is less than 1

the development of trade in this part of the in 500. Should he ever attain the latter rank world which must follow the rapidly approach- it is likely to be susiority, not ability that ing completion of the railway, this little gives him the position, ur Colonist Soure. Chinon community, attached by accident to its tary, when Caplain Superintendent of Police engern extremity, and at one time on the point was probably the only superintendent who of being abandoned as worthless, will become a tock menon their merits only and promoted thom bright jowol in the orowa of Barins, contrasted regardless of seniority. At least I have been with its dingy surroundings of Shans, Kachins, toll Bo

A Governmout adet comes from Lake, and other more or less savage hill tribes, University of College, goes to Canton to study from whom little in the way of advance can the Chinese language, and after a time he is ever be expected, whatever advantages may be ordered to Hongkong, put in an office at the offered them. Central Police Station, and is straightway dubbed "Assistant Superintendent of Police," He probably at first knows as much about Polico work as a city-bred olork would know about *practical farming. The cadets are presently Font to inspect out-stations, and should, some

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Importers of Japanese Cools Contractors of Coal to the Campegnie des Magageries hai gained his position by merit only. Are bulkheads, and these woro intervented by a thre but men in the ranks who are clever and transverse balkbeat extending from the boiler. Martities de, Francs, Foreign and Japanese stauners. Arsaal sol Japadome Railway Compsoies, room to the skin of the ship. Two of the longio. Sole Proprietors of Kunnoto nud Tengara Coal Mixes. Sels Agents for Kawamiys. at onong to take up the responsible position DIC. S. P. I say emphatical Yes but as tudinal compartments had a beam of Bit. Gig. Komaisugaura, Minamio, Ikejiri and Kumagahata Collieries,

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The tings stand these men's minds are narrowed to and each was

limit, a limit beyond which they have no hope Whitehead torpedo was lushed under the

outer canemate that was filled with if going,

Regarding the class of recruits engaged pith, collalose, and was electrically tired within the last four years, I think I am not from the Verness. If the conditions did not far ent when I say that the men from home exsetly comply with what would obtain in ac aal forces do not constitute 10 per cent. of the warfare, it will be seen that in the handicapping whole. Within the time mentioned, most of the the ship was given the advantage. As a matter reorails have been secured from the H.M.L.I. of fact, however, the outside caseinate with its and Army, together with afew nondescripts pick cellulose was blown into the air the instant the ed up strandom in the Colony, There have been torpedo wae exploded, the bulkheads were shat far too many dismissals among the European tered, and the decks wero so blown up inwards, ontingent lately, as I am told, considering upwards, and downwards, that not a ton of coal tho total strength of Europeans of all ranks could be found in the original emplacement." umbers about 130 only. Respectable fellows The work of destruction in

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Latitudinal line who do come ant from home forces tind their stopped at the bulkhead of the boiler room, but existence far from a happy one in having the extraordinary radius of the explosion to associate with then who are policemen afforded some useful instruction. When it was to-day and-out-of-works. to-morrow, And found that the ship was sinking in deep water again, these marines, soldiers, etc., may become she was pushed by the tage on to good enough wea in time, but yet they can bank, and then the Liverpool salvage crev Subsequent ever leara police work here in the same were called in to salve her. thorough way as at bone.

investigation showed that the hole in the New side of the ship measured 12ft. by 8ft, but by the time the salvage operations began this bole was being so rapidly silted up by the harbour and that it could not be approached. Some deck-plates were therefore blown out, but

I do not care who the man may be that joins a police force, he is not a puce ficor, in the tree souse, until he has had at least ta year's practical experience.

The Government by improving the presant bor ditions of service would be able to get the dives whee tun ship was submerged, found high standard class of men from home-men who know what Police dutlay mean, and who would be more likely to beget the fear and respect of all cisases of criminals,"

If the Government has any regard for the welfare of the Colony let its firat effort be directed to the Police à orce,"

it impossible to go below. The explosion had so forced the balkheade inwards and caused ach jagged edges in the plates that there was no way through which & diver could crawl, and therefore all the work had to be done from the outside. By this time the greater part of the hole had been filled up, and nothing could be

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HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTYS SKUPŠ IN THE CHINA SQUADRON. Ahority, de-patch-boat. 1,700 tour. 10 guns. 3.000 h.p.. Comdr. O. Do Brook Bea en rots for Nagarabi Albion, battleship: 12,930 tons, 16 guns, Capt.

Thomas It, M. Jerram, Japan Algus ine, sloop, 1,059 tous, 6 guns, 1,100 h.p. Comdr. Bland Nugent, Hongkong Amphitrite, Ist class cruiser 11,000 tons, 18,060 p. Capt. Charles Windham, C.V.O. Hongkong

Blenheim, 1st class cruiser. 8,000 tons, 12 guns, 2141 b.p. Capt. F. G. Stopford, at Hongkong

Bramble gue boat, 710 tone, & guus, 1,300 h.p.,

Lieut. made. . . M. Makius, Bhanguni Britomart, boat, 710 lous. guns, 1,300 ky,

Lieut.-Comdr. Thos. D. Pratt, Shanghai Cressy, oraiser. 12,000 tons, 14 gans. 21401 hp., Capt. Houry M. T. Tudor, Weibiwa! Yelips, eruimer, 5,600 tons, 11 gnus, Captain'

Stoker, Japan

Expingle, gupbeat, 1,070 tons, 10 guns, Comdr.

Ernest G, Barton, Newchwang

Fame. torpedo-bost destroyer, 360 tons, 6 guns, 3,700 hp, Ligt.-Comdr. C. Asser, at Hougtong

Featles, cruiser, 143 tons 1 gaas, Capt

Vanglanewer. Singapore Glery, battleship, 12,950 tons, 10 gans, 13,500 p., Captain A. W. Carter, Yokchaus Handy, torpedo-boat destroyer. 260 tons, 6guas,

4.000 l.p. in reser TB

Hart, torpede-boat destroyer, 200 tons, 6 gs,

4,000 h.p, is reserve Humor, stership, 1,640 tons, Comdr. John D.

Daintree, Hongkong

Janus, terpato-boat destroyer, 250 tons, 6 guus

3,900 h.p. in reserve Kinsia, river guntas, 331. tour, Lieut. Comdr.

"Christopher P. Metcalf, on Yangtste Lavinian, erniser, 14,0 tons, Capt. Hou, W

G. Stopford, Weihaiwai Moorban, river gnabeat 180 tons, -2

Lisut Conde, G. G. Webster, Hongkong Mutine, aloep. 980 tar, 10 guns, Comde. . W. M. Plonderleath, en route for Anstralia Ocean, battleship. 12.030 (us, 16 guns, 13,500

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Captain R. F. O. Foo, C.M.Q.,. Japan

Otter, torpedo bout destroyer, 350 tons, iu

Jessive

Phoniz, aloop, 1,015 tons. 6 guns. 1,400 h.p.

Comdr. W. H. Nicholson, Japin Rambler, surveying ship, 583 tons, Capt. Morris

H. Smyth, Atany Rinilo, a cop, 980 tons, 6 guns, Comdr. D. St.

Aabyn Wake. Japa

guns, 24

Robin, river gunboat, 85 tons.

h.p. Licat. Candy. C., W. J. Howard. West River

between China and Rosario, sloop, 980 tons, & gas: 11,400 j

TREATIES WITH JAPAN

Condr. Thus Jackson Hongkong Fandpiper, river gunboat, 85 tous, 2

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Ligut, Coudr. L. W. Joues, West Liver

H. Moors, Shanghai Great Britain, 1894; Duties Couvention 1895, Sirius, 2nd class craiser, 3,600 1003, Capt. C. II.

Russia, Agreements as to Corea; United States Extradition Treaty, 1886.

Sparrowhawk, torpeda-boat destroyor, 360 tons,

Lieut Comidi, Codrington. Hongkong-