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THE POLICEMAN'S LOT.

BOYS FIGHTING THEIR BATTLES OER AGAIN.

If bitter experience counts for any. Docks ploaded guilty to stealing en thing, the disbanding of the armies will pounds of old gino from the Docksmited to abolish war. Among the special not much more than 181, yet every one is

set free millions of men who are deterrachment of boy soldiers.

At a camp in England thare in a do The oldest is Inspector Frazil and defendant was stopped and searched us he was going through the gates, and the zine, was found concealed round his wait

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Defendant wae fentonbed to six weeks! hard Jabour and four hours' stocks.

THEFT OF BRASS SCREWS A Chinese was charged with the thaft

of two brass screws from a steamer in the

docks.

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Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to six weeks hard labour.

TRESPASSING

Two Chinese were charged with being found in the Sam Yick Godowns early on Thursday morning,

constables you will find here and there a parallel aspiration to abolish the Manchester Guardhan. Not that special police says is FJ Osborn, in the

Constables are particularly given to re Folutionary idens Far from it. But what a fow of them may express violently must of them feel strongly namely, that the timo id ripo for a complete over hauling of our ideas and methods of police patrolling They have been through the mill for three years; they pay ratee and taxes, and they are not negligible in politics. If they like to throw their weight about they can effect reprms which will be of great advantage to the force and the public alike

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seasoned campaigners some have had

All are boys who, anxious to fight Ger two years in the firing line.

many and looking the age they gave-10- were accepted in the early days of the call for the Army. Their correct ages, having been ascertained, they have been removed from the front and are now training for the time when they will be entitled to go out as men.

Un arrival at the camp they discovered that the doctor regarded a good digestion as the first essential of fitness, and whe sympathetic with stomach complaints So, weary of the humdrum of drill after the excitement of fighting, nearly helf the detachment had indigestion,

The commanding officor decided that plum-padding at the end of dinner was the worst possible thing for their com plaint and stopped it. The ailing ones took less than twenty-four hours to recover. The sight of some spotted dog" effected the

They are still boya in spirit,, although battles in which they have taken part, they discuss like hardened warriors the

Inspector Brazil

said defendant managed to gain entrance, into the deck premises and boarded the as. Wan Tick, Before the war the policeman stood high which was undergoing repairs. He, an-in public esteem as a threat to villainy, as a traffic semaphores or as a general scrotred some screws from the valve reinformation bureau, according to our gulators of the vessel, and was making off head of the moment. When not required, he was just a pioco of street furniture, with them when a dock detective arrested like a statue We never regarded him as a workinan-perhaps because he always seed so contented, which was a great error of judgment on his part. It is true that we thought of him with pride as a conspicuous example of our own good treatment of publia officials. On a dark night in a lonely suburb, we might even wish him a patronising good-night if our slowly up one streat and down another, own digeations were in working order not to detect burglars and specific male and always in a hurry to go frors the every sitizen that the State powerful people working hard and playing hard orbit), but to warn the anarchist in last thing to the next, was, if we ever and that he had hefter mind his r's and thought of a policenis as a man at all. Why this can only be done at to consider him a lucky fellow. with a

soft job. We hail not the smallest speed of one mile per hour instead of notion of the policeman's real share of at the more natural gait of three or four less and intolerable boredom of Tatrol State dignity), is what no special enn. the burden of the world namely, the end. miles per hour (which would suggest State efficienty and expedition as well

stable can understand, But the theory itself, even if once partly true is played ut. There are districts where owing to extreme poverty and evil conditions or to the settlement of a semi-criminal type in exceptional numbers, it may be neces sary to assumie a usual hostility to law and order, and to proceed accordingly But these districts are abnormal

excuson Without lawful But the general tendency among busy factors (who call always calculate his

Defendants stated that they wore look ing after their master's coal

Bergt. MeTulloch said defendants, when questioned as to their reason for being there, could not give a satisfactory explanation. In his opinion, defendunts were there for an unlawful purposes, Mr. JR Wood remanded the case,till to-day

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UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF

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A middle-aged Chinese woman was charged with being in unlawful posses sion of six tacks of prepared opium,

Sergt. Blackinan deposed that, on in formation received, he arrested defendant on the Prays and found the opiam in her possession,

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WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS.”~- The first special constable in 1914 went or night duty with a truncheon, a walk- ing stick, and a whistle, and briskly walked himself into a state of extreme alertness, while nervously hoping that the burglars, chiclls for their own sakes, would choose some other beat The special constable in 1917 is a changed man, He leaves his truncheon at home. Defendant said she came on a visit to (sorretimes), takes a thermos fins and her relatives in Hongkong and was res pipe, and tries to get himself into a turning to the country on Thursday, when state of reposeful contemplation. No one a stranger accosted her and gave her who has not tried it has any idea how parcel to take to a friend of his. She many eternities can be strung on end was not aware of its contents

into one spell of four hours. To say that Mr. J. R. Wood fired defendant $100. a burglary would be welcome is to put with the alternative of three months hard it mildly. A murder would be a godsend. labour

Up to a certain point reflection upon the business of the day may relieve the tadium. But for the most part it is sheer insignificant minority, would be help- utter, blank boredom. Nothing happens the rapid extinction of a fire, so every- lean. Just as everybody is interested in The beats are arranged so that the con A Chinese accountant, employed at stable amble down deserted streets at body is interested in the immediate arrest grocer's shop, charged another Chinese the rate of avo miles or one mile per of a lawbreaker. The police system with assault. An hour, or less, and he has to keep certain should therefore endeavour to enlist and * Complainant said he went into the points, ea that any competent thief can encourage the co-operation of the public. backyard of his shop on some business, adily dodge him. At immensely long in Clearly, on this himin, the police should, when defendant jumped on hun and it tervals he may catch some unvary house in the typical case, work upon report tempted to gag him with a piece of cloth. holder turning on the light before he pulls and call, like the tre-engines crawling Complainant struggled with defendant down the blind and small wonder if he up and down the streets on the look-out who afterwards ran away, followed hy prefers a few outankerous charges. for fires. We put the fire-engines at frø- complainant's fotis. Defendant was These are the prizes in the lucky-bagent and convenient centres and provide eventually arrested and taken to 1 But in the main nothing happens, Police Station Complainant was of The special constable is very angry opinion that defendant, having been in about the futility of this work, because in formed of the receipt of $700 by com plainant, attempted to strangle hin Inness efficiency is seriously impaired by

most cases he is a busy man whose bus order to steal the money

Defendant said he arrived in Hongkong is often on duty for four hours a night his police duties. In the London area he from Singapore a month or so ago for a week on end, and much of this is and paid a visit to complainant, whocosumed by the ambling patrol. He for unreasonable use of the privilege. In growing hate fould paid for his only, clansman in Hongkong Com feels that instead of being a gain to the Hach ways as these a system could be eers Fold Bari bering Ghats. plainant refused to recognise him an! defendant, being annoyed at this desired him from useful work into what he re-quitous and ficient than the ambling

community his polics services, by drawing tablished which would be much more ubi-old grade

and vytryna, who writes to the address below me to teach him a lesson by tying him upgards as a futility, are a positive loss, patrol, besides being far less expensive. and gagging him,

Mr. Wood sentenced defendant it becomes unbearable. It is obvious that and with that conviction the tedium of tp six months' hard labour,

equivalent results for public safety could be secured with much less expenditure of time and much less monotony. It should be remembered that the special constable does not have more than four hours on onty at ons time. The regular policemen THE POLICEMAN'S POINT OF VIER. are on duty for eight hours. It is difficult to the towns, where minor, emergencies to believe that regular work of this kind arise frequently, a good deal of patrol- does not put a serious physical and moral ling could be combined with work of less strain on the bealthiest of men. The dubious utility Road-sworners, hedge Free canzaray, Sharply Diagno observation Laat the then do as a rule clippers, tree-pruners, lamp-trimmers, cum well out of the ordeal is not con municipal inspectors, and other workers elusive. For one thing, there is and must whose work would not be prejudiced by be minority who cannot stand it, as occasional interruptions, might be recruit come public scandals and many private ed among suitable men, paid well, stories sitest. For another thing, it is badged, and invested with the responsi

strain to which no man should be bility of constables. Already the police subjected unless the public cecessity is combine many useful function, with their catablished

my original work of patrolling there is no THE UBFLESHNESS OF THE SYSTEM, neccesary connection between police work In some districts patrol work of this information, but then are blends which and the regulation of trafic or dispensing. type may be necessary for special reasons, have worked well in practice. Other in most districts it is not only inefective blends could also be made to work well,

FREIGHT RATES.

Messrs Snowman & Co, of Hongkong, in, ficir freight circular dated 19th January, state-

Business, since we last reported on the 5th zastant, has shown a slight improve ment and although the demand for vessels on Time Charter remains strong, only one fixture has been reported e, 2,100 tonner for 12 months at $75,000 per month, for the reason that owners Ideas

tal rates are still so high. A fair number of Trip Charters, however, have boon Axes

laat – advised of this rate as 110 pical, and offers were then made of but with no fixturen reportedl Shortly afterwards a large outsider

Verns Sxed at 95 cente, and

two medium-sized coasters for a round trip on a lumpsar basis of $41,000 and $43,000 respectively After this the fixtures of two medium mized coasters were reported $1.10 per picul, at which figure the rate remained till The fixture

made of a large out sider at 85 cents Two medina-sized at $1.05, nad

system by which any person can call why such call should not be adopted hy them when required. There is no reason. the police The public and private tele Citizens should be given the right to de phone services could also be made usa, of,

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but positively disadvantageous. One police doing away with a great deal of unneces man is set to patrol a wide area. For tary boredom, and saving much money purposes of inspection he has to walk a which could be devoted to improving certain beat wita med pointe During wages of reducing the charge on the rates the day his services, su far as pure patrol In the ointry the same methods corid is concerned, are quite unnecessary ex be pursued with modifications, Where cept for the supposed parpose of over- swing potential malefactors. Unring the past a cycle tour of all the streets at full patrol has been necessary in the night there are no passers by to overawe, varying times would be superior to the ficulty fitting in with the crudely could be provided in the villages and at varied schedule of points. If the ordi- intervals on the roads,lagos

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citizen in an emergency, wants Both in town and country meŋ must o coman, ho does not know where he is Le in reserve at every police station, so how to call him. In many cases it is that they can be called for any emergency because the only man on duty is miles ing busy and free from, baralom in a useless to apply at the police station, There is no difficulty nowadays in keep- away patrolling where he is not wanted. police office. The police have puumer Anything less scientific it would be if able functions in addition to their origi- ficult to conceive,

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the Bar loading respectively and the men and bad public economy, because in every other employment tedious or Our present police methods are bad for should be taken into account. In this a5 work excessively arduous processes, should to the mar-involves, and the large expenditure which redneed to the minimum and the result What is the case for the present systent smallest sufficient expenditure of effort it wastefully consumesser desired should be attained with the The theory seems to be that the inhabit directed as scientifically as pogible, 155 aats of these islands are wild men whopecial constables have an opportunity to can only be kept orderly by a perpetual apply their painfully yoquired knowledge BAIL TONSAI LOADING AND TO LOAD show of force. The policeman walks to a drastic reform of a system which

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