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Ma have received from the Ban Coknial Secretary a report of tapp committen appointed to investigate certain matters ecnnected with the achaintration of the Victoria Gaal, which will be laid before the Legislative Council at its next meating.
The Committee consisted of the Honourable Mr. E. E. Pollock, E.C., (Chairman), the Honourable Mr. X 0. Hutchison, N.L.L, and tha Honourable Mr. Ho Fook. It wa instructed to report upon the fah lowing subjects in connection with the Fieteria Gao, namely:-
(a) as to whether there is any foundation for the statements | made by the scaricted man, Wong Kwong:
(b) as to any matters connected with the marders or the escapo of the prisoners that the Com mittes think should be brought| to notice;
(c)
to the slaps necessary 10 be taken to prevent similar incidents in future;
(d) generally an any point in which the Committee consider that the gaol administratio can be imprǝred.
The report states :----
The Committee hare held several sittings in Mr. Pollock's office and have made four visits taj Victoria Gaol, three by daylight, and ear after dark and have examined Mr. Franks, Dr. Food- man, Dr. Valentine, Chief Warder Passmore, Principal Warder Robert- son, and the convicted man. Hvi Sing, as witnesses; and have also inspected at the Central Polier Station the exhibits in the Victoria Gaol murder trial
• With regard to the statements of Wong Kepag-
(a) We are clearly of opinion that | there is no foundation whatever for the allegations of the pri oner as to insuficient feeding. On the contrary. Dr. Woodmas and Dr. Valentine informed us
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broak of beri-beri occurred in the god in October:November la, which caused a further shortage of the gaol staff in those months inasmach as many of the prisoners were removed to Kennedy Town. The bari beri was due to the prisoners being put on a diet of white rice, and we think is regrettable) that the beef congee dies wa not started Dooner. The ex- periment which was tried of mixing bran with the rice, though no doubt good from a medical point of view, was a failure,
25 the prisoners absolutely refused to eat the rice mixed with brac. Such an incident shows that prisoners are by no means so powerless to voice their grievances as is suggested by Wong Kwong: and the statements of the Chief Warder, Principal Warder Robertson, and Mok Sing have satished that prisoners are afforded ample and unrestricted opportunity el making gem- plaints about food, ill-treatment and other waiters.
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(f) There were certainly no deaths from starvation in 1919 or 1919. In every case of a death in the Exo! an Inquest is held. (g) We do not think it worth
while to remment farther Wong Kwang's statements. In Deafing with questions relating
that they are of opinion that to the food, clothing and treatment the fand allowed by the Rets of primary me he thought it swmcient" and a list advisable (though it does not fall
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(s) and () That such is not the ESJR. We recommend however that a now
measure he made for the equivalent of 18 ex of food, which is one of the regular rations.
(W) We are satisfied that this statement is absolutely 120 founded. Mak Sing admitted} that he was allowed, when he somplained of short aliowance of rice, to see it weighed and was not scolded or hindered in in ADY WAY; And We are satisfied, from what the Chief and Principal Warder told us that no punishment is inficted on any prisoner for making un- founded complaints of short weight, unless he has done so.
·3 times at lea-t, in which erent he is either cautioned or purt on rice and water for a day. (2) Other complaints made by Mɔk Sing were:--
(a) That they
were not giver enangh blankela;
(b) That during this past winter. they were supplied with Hannelette shirt, instead of a flannel shirt.
As regards point (a) ▼ satisfied that the reserve of blanket: was too low this last winter, and that the Medical Officer's recom mendation as regarde extra-blanket: for prisoners could not be carrie eat;, and we recommend that r larger caserve of blankets be kept is the future.
As regards point (b) we
compiled between Hay and strictly within the terms of the satisfied that there was cause September, 1919) of the resper [ference to as) to go into the state-
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tive weights of prisoners (whosments of the other convicted man, complint owing to a single fanne sentruges varied from 1 to 1 Mok Sing, as reported in
lette shirt being issued to prisoner› month)) en sheir admission and "Daily Press" of Tuesday the gard for a few
weeks in November danbarre expectively, shows, March, 100, more especially as his December. 1919, but this was after the average, & slight gain in remarks were far more connected wards remedied by two Bannelette weight the
and coherent than those of Wong shirts befog issued in Een of pai asprage gain in weighs being greater in the!
Kwenz: and, in order to sift his flannel shirt. We have been in quam ef long sentenze priser hare taken a very full statement the face ordered from England complaints fully to the bottom, we formed by the Chief Warder that than in those with short! ARROCER We also inspectedj TRT103 distributed
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the As regards the allegatione cild As regards feod. Mok Sing tion wil now be made, and will be
complains:
about cigarettes and tobacco being brought into the gaol, cather that this does happen erasi sally and is die l зрителя. We strongly recom- mend that the gal regulati be amended for the purpose of making legal for any ofeet of the gaol, below a certain rank, to be searched vader European sapervision entering and leaving the gaol. fe With regard to the allegations of Wong Kwong as to annataraj
Benres inside the gaol, it is! impossible for us to obtain anj sati-factory evidence. We fee bound to condemn the system which existed, during the recent shortage of stall, of the searel. Chinese cells by Indian Warders only, as giving at al Prents
opportunity for abuses of this patere, and as also affording a ready occasion for tobacco or implements or for being handed to Chinese prisoners. We enquired about the alleged misconduct Principal Warder No. 22, but we are satisfied that such mis conduct did not take place.
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(d) With regard to the allegations vi prisoners being ill-used, we have carefuly questioned the above 6 witnesses upon "the subject, and are of opinion the snch "allegations are not well founded
(e) Upon the food question gener. ally, we may add that it is clear that a considerable out
accompanied by occasional Te ferences to the Verdict of the fai That he was not given enough. Coroner's jury, a copy of which bas
fond;
been forwarded to us
That the rice was not properly rooked;
time gives rotten fish and bas food;
The Erst suggestion of the Coroner's jury is that the numerous
fe That the prisoners were some implementa found in Cell 6 after the escape of the prisoners could not all of them have come there without some collusion between the. fdy That condemned prisoners do prisoners and the officials of the not receive the proper allowance, gào!. We think that probably this! of food:
is so; but proper supervision inj (That short sentente prisoners searching the prisoners on their go do not get the proper Regates of daty and in searching their tion allowance of food;
cells ought to have made sob collation impossible. We Afe
(D) That long sentence prisoners satisfied that the non-discovery of
do not get the proper Regula-such implementa in Cell 3 by the
tion allowance of food;
Warders who searched that portion That if prisoners wanted to of the gaol on Saturday the 13tb weigh the rice they were hinder. Derember, 1918, was due to gross ed in doing so.
negligence on the part of two lu dian Warders, who have since been| Our findings on the above are as discursed. We are, however, clear follows:-
tay That such is Lot the case;
(b) That during the white rice period last year, owing to the rice being partly broken rice, it was very difficult to cook and
which were found in Cellwat have been introduced into that celi by direct collusion between, an In- dian Warder and Prisoner 791.
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that the chapatti and the ginger G. As regards searching the cells
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of prisoners, we understand from? ARE YOU SATISFIED
743, in
some instances, Mr. Franks, who has had some well cooked;
years' experience at Darkmoor. and
(c) That, in summer time, tre äd | Brixton gaols, that it is the custom
was occasionally bad, but that in England, as it is bem, to search
it was changed by th
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the cells only once ing addition to, the ordinary, daily. * week ir
inspections.
pradore, on complaint made, either for Fresh Bab, or, if that could not-be procured, salt fish
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(d) That much is not the case ;
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