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CRIME IN HONGKONG.

SPECIAL EVENTS DURING 1922.

ANSIAL POLICE REPORT.

1.--THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

JUNE 15TE, 1923.

7-OLTAREIX OF VIOLENT CRIME Qe of the most serious results of the change of Government in Canton trico during the year and the consequent light- ing was the outbreak of etimes of violence in the Culany following closely on each series of fighting. In August and Sep- tomber there were numerous highway and armed rubberies, many of them traced to ex-solliers or unemployed seamen, and On the 13th January the Seamen's again in December continuing up to the The Chinese New Year (February, 1923). Union, a newly created Labour Union, hugs increase in armed robberies neul declared a strike of all Cantonese employ-fourchers as revealed in this Report testi ed on both Ocean-going and River steam- ties to the seriousness of these waves of ess' calling at Hongkong. 'in consequences vialeat crime. The Pulice were successful in bringing a number of offenders to book of the refusal of the respective owners to and the heavy sentences imposed on them by the Courts together with increased meet their demands for ;--

restrictive Police mensures appear to (a.) lacrenses of pay. (b) Recognition of Union and other have born fruit as these crimes, though Istiti provaleat have very largely decreased since the New Year (Chinese). Notable among a number of robberies which in

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8 SI AN " PIRACY. Serious as was the state of crime on shore it was almost surpassed on the

The Strike dragged on for stane tune asing to the impossibility of ascertaining red promiscuous shooting in the streets who the responsible representatives of the as the Wing Wo Street Hobbery, which Union were, as the Union's chief repre- took place at dusk on the 9th Septem sentatives left for Cantor "with the bulk during which a Chinese detective No. at the strikers. On February 1st the 100 Sin Chan was fatally shot by the Seamen's Union was declared an robbers. us they were leaving the robbed lawful Society and was closed by thes premises Two of the rubbers were Folie in consequence of intimisation, caught in a chase which follower, con- voolies declaring a sympathetic strike, at the armed robberies luring the year Efforts to settle the strike were made by was the valuable assistance rendered anj· various public bodies without success until several secasions by civilians chielly nong on the 24th of February all the bakers, Chinese, but also Chinese in some cases, hutchers and eventually the domestic ser who assisted though unarmed in follow vants went out on strike in sympathy ing and capturing armed rubbers, and with the Senmen, thus seriously inter were in some instances responsible for faring with the Colony's food supplies the actual capture of the criminals. Not A Proclamation was thereupon issued by only the Police, but the public par them the Governor in Council prohibiting the great debt of gratitude for their bra- departure of

any Chinese from the very and skill in effecting captures under Colony undels privided with the necessary trying and dangerous conditions. permit to leave, la consequence of this order and the, impossibility of leaving the Calony by water or by rail a large num her of strikers chiefly domestic servants. and cooks determineil to force their way water by the daring and successful piracy over the horder by taking the main road of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao to, Sham Chun rid Tai Pe. They started Steamboat Co.'s Str. Sui An on Sunday. early on the 3rd March and rame in col the 19th November. This river steamer which lies between Hongkong and Moeno sion with the Police at the Kowloon was pirate when about 1 hour out from water work. They were called upon to Mazao at sunset, Full details of the i stop, but refused and broke through the Polier cordon. They were again stumped Hiracy are contained in the Report of the Commission of Enquiry into this pirney near the stl milestone by Polie assisted which was laid before the Legislative!

012 the 8th February, 1023. by som troops and on they again re- fusing to stop and breaking through the Council Police, they were fired on by the truons Suffice it to say that in spite of the pro- required under the terms of the Piracy Five persons were killed or died as vision of armed guards and safety devices result of their injuries; but the crowd. Trevention Ordianes of 1914 the pirates then dispersed sail returned to Hong kung At the judicial enjuiry which to succeeded in hobling up the ship and minated on 21st March, the jury fund taking er into Bias Bay, a bay not far a verdict of justifiable homicide thereby putside the waters of the Colony where endorsing the action of the Police and they left her, having stripped the pas On March 6th the engers and trew of all their money and valiables and the ship of the contents of Military authorities. strike wats seted and the Seamen's

the compradore's and purser's mfes and I'm was allowed to re-open.

calue. anything else

Owing to the completeness of surprise the loss of life was sumll. Two of the Indian guards Daring the progress of the strika were killed during the plucky fight which various persous connected with shipping, they put up against severe odds, 2 others received threatening letters. Among others were wounded, as was also the Captain Leung Yuk Tong senior partner of the while attempting to gain the bridge. The firm of tevedarts known as Jack A Tai Captain was very fortunate to escape was threatened on the 24th February as he with his life. This occurrence only goes was passing in his ricksha from Messes, to show even more plearly perhaps than Butterfield & Swire's office to his own the state of erime ashore the very serious premises he was shot from behind and state of disorder prevailing in South" instantly killed by a man who ran up to China at the present time, which makes his ricksha and fired at him at point the preservation of peage and good order blank range in the vicinity of Quera's in the Colony and its vicinity a very dif "Armed troops are every- Statue Pier. The murderer, one Leung ficult matter. Wo. who was evidently a hired assassin where and arms are procurable in spite was fortunately caught by some by of the general prohibition of the imporf standers He was convicted and banged of arins into China as well as Hongkong. after his appeal to the Privy Council had been dismissed. There were ac, further unders of the kind during the strike but several murders, in which some employers of labour were the victims. were perpetrated during the your. This form of crime appears now tó Juve been checker.

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3. VISIT OF H.8.H THE PRISOR OF WALES.

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Que of the most serious"problems of the passed year has undoubtedly been the question of the traffic in arms. The burge stocks 'eft over in Europe and America as a result of the Great war and a ready market in China, though under inter- "ational agreement the impurt is pro- hibited. During the latter months of the year many of the large passenger ships' On April 7th H.R.H. the Prince of arriving from the Pacific coast of Ame Was visited the Colony and spent two rica failed to complete their stay in port days here on his way through to Japan. without the discovery of arms either on He met with an excellent reception from board or in transit from ship to shore: the native population, particularly Arms in transit were also found stored all disturbed conditions

shore.. Heary considering the which prevailed shortly before his arrival.offenders including a number of non- Chinese have had a good effect, but it is 4.—LAUNCHMEN'S STRIKE,

not possible to say at the, present juze- Early in May the launchmen in the Lure that the traffic has ren checked. A harbour who were among the last to go long as fighting continues between rival on strike in grapathy with the seamen military factions su long will there be a struck work for high wages. The strike market not only for arms for the military, was settled satisfactorily after an interval but also for civilians who find themselves of 10 days during which some inconven at the mercy of so-called troops, often fience was occasioned by the irregular bandits in disguise, and whatever the ferry service across the harbour. Other penalties they still endeavour to secure wire the community suffered but little. their own protection by smuggling Strikes of various classes of labour con through sufficient supplies to make some tinued throughout the year, but most if defence possible. It is sincerely to ba not all were settled amicably before the hoped that a halt may soon be called to close of the year."

the incessant fighting among the military 5.POLITICAL CHANGES IN CANTON AFFECTING leaders in China: for without it the com munity must expect crime to flourish in- wide as well as outside the borders of the Shortly after the Seamen's Strike the Colony. Canton Government changed hands as a

10. INCREASE OF POLICE FORCE. result of a split between Sun Yat Sun und Owing to the disturbed state of the Chan Kving Ming. The former was neighbouring province which was reflected ousted and the latter assumed control in the increase of crime in the Colony, it The labour organizations began to settle was decided to increase the Police force down as a result of the change and, during the year. 32 additional Europeas though they endeavoured to assume Police were recruited and the Colony was more militant attitude towards the end of fortunata in obtaining among the new the year when Chan Kving Ming was in recruits a large number of ex-R.I.C. men tura ousted from Canton and Sun Yat whose services should prove most valu Sen returned, the latter gave them no able. Additions were made to the Indian Encouragement and they speedily resumed and Chinese contingents also, the total The their normal functions.

increase amounting to 22 men. policy of enlarging the force has more than justified itself by the pubsequent de- crease in crime.

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As a result of their interference with the food supplies of the Colony the Hip Taun Tsang Kung She cooks and servants: Union was declared an unlawful Society During the year the working of the De- by Government Proclamation on 14th tective Branch of the Police was specially December, and closed. The only other enquired into with the result that the Union which was declared unlawful was creation of the Criminal Investigation the notorious Kong Ng Lun Shun Kung Department followed with a Superinten Wui, which WDS prescribed on 13th dent in charge as Director Criminal In- October, 1922 This society though nomin- telligence assisted by a scond Superin ally the Union of the Hongkong and tendent as A.D.C.I. The D.C.L. did not Wuchow steamer employés had got into actually take over his duties until after ! Further a strict bad hands and formed the chief resort of the new year (1923),

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Hai Wei in September to recruit and train the first batch of 50 odd men and the criminal classes in the Colony. It scrutiny of the work of the Chiness de- was, therefore, with great relief that the tectives led to the dismissal of a few. the

During the year arrangements were their training was proceeding satisfac general bulk of the Chinese population of retirement of a number of older men, the Colony witnessed the closing down of and the return to regular duty of n nam-made to recruit Chinese from Wei Hai torily at Wei Hai Wei at the close of the the society. when evil reputation dates ber of detectives whose work was con- Wei for the Hongkong Police force. Two year.

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