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# APPENDIX I
## Calendar of Disturbances in the Border Area, 1899-1940
(Orme = Papers Laid Before the Legislative Council of Hongkong, 1912, (Sessional Papers 1912, printed by Noronha and Co, Government Printers), No 11 of 1912. "Report on the New Territories, 1899-1912” (The Orme Report), pp 43-63, SP = Papers Laid Before the Legislative Council of Hongkong (Sessional Papers), STJLS = Shatinjiade Lishe, op cit. AP = Administrative Reports, "Report by the District Officer New Territories", JLHG = Judonghaiguan Baoguan Dashiji op cit. Note JUHO is limited in material for 1921-1927, and AP has little to say on the border 1931-1938, except to comment on the levels of smuggling)
Year Event Source 1900 Abortive Rebellion in Wai Chan Sham Chun valley in turmoil Sam Chau Ti in revolt 5 piracies in Hong Kong waters SP 1901 STJLS Orme 1901 Chinese military patrol formed on frontier SP 1902 1905 Most serious crime in New Territories caused by cross-border gangs these impeded by new blockhouses at Ta Kwu Ling Second rebellion at Sam Chau Tin Orme STJLS 1906 Market strike at Sha Tau Kok STJLS 1907 Riot against Customs at Sha Tau Kok STJLS 1911 Law Fong, Chor Uk Wai, Shu Tau Customs Stations sacked by bandits Law Fong Customs Station destroyed by bandits JLHG 1912 Fighting in area near border Increase in banditry and piracy In Hong Kong, military assistance needed by Police Law Fong, Lin Tong, Sha Tau Customs Stations sacked by bandits, at Law Fong claiming to be "new revolutionaries" Situation confused Executions in Sham Chun SP 1912 AR JLHG 1913 Nam O, Yun To Customs Stations sacked by bandits JLHG 1914 Nam O attacked and sacked by night Tai Chan, Chek Wan Customs Stations sacked by bandits JLHG 1915 Chan Hang (Siu Mui Sha) Customs Station sacked by bandits 1916 Increase in smuggling opium into China Bad outbreak of cross-border crime, due to "lack of any reasonable system of policing" on the Chinese side Yum Tin (3 times), Kai Chung, Lung Tsun Hui Customs Stations sacked by bandits (40 men attack Kai Chung, up to 200 Yum Tin, and 150 at Lung Tsun Hui) All Customs firearms removed to Hong Kong for safe-keeping (until 1932) JLHG AR JLHG 1917 Hakkas fleeing disturbances in Waichau arrive in New Territories Outbreak of crime in New Territories by "undesirables" from across border Kai Chung, Lung Tsun Hui, Sha Tau Customs Stations sacked by bandits AR JLHG 1918 Times "very disturbed" on border Outbreak of cross-border crime "half the offenders come from Chinese territory" Kai Chung, Tip Fuk, Ha Sha JLHG Customs Stations forced to close (April) Sha Yue Chung and Kai Miu Customs Stations sacked by bandits and forced to close (August) AR JLHG186
APPENDIX I
Calendar of Disturbances in the Border Area, 1899-1940
(Orme = Papers Laid Before the Legislative Council of Hongkong, 1912, (Sessional Papers 1912, printed by Noronha and Co, Govemment Printers), No 11 of 1912. "Report on the New Territories, 1899-1912” (The Orne Report), pp 43-63, SP = Papers Land Before the Legislative Council of Hongkong (Sessional Papers), STJLS = Shatonjade Lishe, op cat. AP = Adminisiative Reports, "Report by the District Officer New Territories", JLHG = Judonghaiguan Barman Dashicht op en Note JUHO is limited in material for 1921-1927, and AP has hitle to say on the border 1931-1938, except to comnient on the levels of smuggling)
Year
Event
Source
1900
Abortive Rebellion in Wai Chan Sham Chun valley in turmeil Sam Chau Ti in revolt 5 piracies in Hong Kong waters
SP 1901 STILS
Orme
1901
Chinese military patrol formed on frontier
SP 1902
1905
Most serious crime in New Territories caused by cross-border gangs these impeded by new blockhouses at Ta Kwu Ling Second rebellion
Omne
STJLS
at Sam Chau Tin
1906
Market sirike at Sha Tau Kok
STJLS
1907
Riot agamist Customs at Sha Tau Kok
STILS
1911
Law Fong, Chor Uk Wai, shu Tau Customs Stations sucked by bandits Law Fong Customs Station destroyed by bandits
JLHG
1912
Fighting in area near border Increase in banditry and piracy In Hong Kong, military assistance needed by Police Law Fong, Lin Tong, Sha Tau Customs Stations sacked by bandits, at Law Fong claiming to be "new revolutionames" Situanon confused Excecutions in Sham Chun
SP 1912
AR JLHG
1913
Nam O, Yun To Custorns Stations usacked by bandits
JLHG
1914
Nam O attacked and sacked by night Tai Chan, Chek Wan Customs Stations sacked by bandits
JLHG
1915
Chan Hang (Siu Mui Sha) Customs Station sacked by bandits
1916
Increase in smuggling opium into China Bad outbreak of cross-border crune, due to "lack of any reasonable system of policing" on the Chinese side Yum Tin (3 times0, Kai Chung, Lung Tsun Hui Customs Siations sucked by bandits (40 men ullack Kai Chung, up to 200 Yim Tin, and 150 at Lung Tsun Hui) All Customs fireanns removed to Hong Kong. for safe-keeping (unni. 1932)
JLHG
AR
JLHG
1917
Hakkas fleenig distrubances in Wqai Châu arrive in New Territories Outbreak of crime in New Territories by "undesirables" from across. border Kai Chung, Lung Tsun Hui, Sha Tau Customs Stations sacked by bandus
AR
JLHG
1918
AR
Times "very disturbed" on border Outbreak of cross-border chime "hall the offenders come form Chinese territory" Kai Chung, Tip Fuk, Ha Sha JLHG Customs Stations forced to close (April)) Sha Yue Chung and Kai Miu Customs Stations sacked by bandits and forced to close (August)
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