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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1923.

ly of Kowlook. In one Kowloon terrace six burglaries are, said to have occurred, the unfortunates in ono, case losing $700, being a month's

salary and jewellery. Some Bata have been twice burgled, while Kowloon works and facturies Jose thousands yearly by thefts. The Morning Papers" of "22nd Junc contained the following (Observa Lory Road Murder) under the endings "Polier Mardered: Sen- Kational Affair in Kowloon."-"

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There was a sensational murder now in the Colony only 150 men in Kowloon early yesterday morn are wholly art solely, employed in ing when Chinese Constable 109, erime prevention and detection; 244 Wong Yick, of the Tsimshatsui men being Water Police and about Polico was stabbed to death by a 1,080 men employed at time

band of unknown assassins in KELVIN MOTORS"and another on trafic work; that Observatory Rond. The murdered the pay of the Chinese Police is policeman was on his usual beat nee month $15 to 392, from which and was last seen alive at "about they must each pay 811 for a kit 12.30 am. Works..

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Twenty minutes later box and $t to the guarantee fuad; another policeman came along and Kowloon 633 that the Chinese Police are general found him lying dead on a doorstop Manager

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indicated by the fact, that nearly his body. half had bad reports against them during the year, no fewer than B1 wore either dismissed, or deserted, whilst 4 more resigned, from which causes the Chinese Strength was "The weapon had not been tam reduced by 102 men; also, that thepered with, which would go to mon appear of poor physique, half show that the inan was caught an their number being at one time er awares and did not "have a claure another in hospital during the to defend inari!. As to the year: that many of these men are motive of the ime the Police marrica and most of them snid 10 could not give any definite informa be hopelessly in debt that there tion although arrests in connection is the templation to "squeeze anong with the case are expected shortly. the Chinese members of the Fore"The murdered oran had been in "the that these Chinese are said to join palicu service for only one year." the "Police Force only as

last

There is no account of any in- resource; and in any case, is it fair quest or inquiry into this murder, to expect them to unduly risk their or of any arrest made. Neither arf Docks, reaching Kowloon. City. lives in bad localities at dead of

any placards to be seen, although 2 o'clock. I returned by Kowloon night for fifty cents a "day t

a reward of $500, is said to be City Rond, Hunghom village, Chat The articles praise our Capt. offered, This atrocians and cold, ham Road, Gascoigne Rond, Jordan Sup, of Police "as excellent blooded murder in the heart

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of Road Nathan Road, Kimberley organizer, and as having done, so European Kowloon is passed over Road, Carnagyon Road, into Nathan much to make the Force efficient, as though it had never occurred Road, Peking Road, Canton Road,] tait point out that the system, the and so. fow, if any, placards post and Salisbury Road to the Ferry, endet system, wrong which may ed up as to escape wotice. And which was reached at 3.15 am. 1 place in the post of C.S.1%, a man $500 is considéred a mufficient res thence returned by Salishary, Cun-) without adequate training or whe ward, while $3 jpg reward is offered ton. Peking, Nathan and Observa- may be otherwise unitted for that against an abscondling clerk and tory Roads to Kimberley Roni, position.

$1,000 offered in re the attempted where I arrived at 3.15 a.m. This With the very full report of the murder of Mr. Share Szi. the walk embraced practically the Cis.l. for mes before me 1 would | Superintendent of Chinese Tole whole of European Kowloon, zid a. add tor the foregoing "as follow:- graphs, who, near, the Supreme, view of all the streets rushing Page g5 of the report gives the Court itself, was on 16th Taly shit from those named. It was a bright Actual strength of the Force onin broad daylight. One would » aoonlight night, and in all that ith ember, 1999, us 1,420 men, pwet 'a, reward of R500 placarded time and in all that district there viz., (lanese 700, Iulians 450 (and in all the principal "streets - and were to be seen but two policemen, Eungeán 295, so that the Europeans Police Stations of Hongkong and two Indian contables standing to seureely oxeveded a seventh of the Kowloon, and alas advertized in the gether at the junction of Jurgun

otal Force of 1,120 men. This British and Chinasa newspapers in and Nathan Roads at 2.45 am, year the Force is increased to 1,585 re this horrible sperder of Wong The foregohig figures and facts men, and, if the European Fee Yick. And is it likely that are speak for themselves: murder, bur; form a seventh of the 180 men said! ward of.8500, even if made public, glary, robbery' and other crimes) to be wholly muployed on crime will procure information respecting continue with few arrests or con-i work, only 22 European Police this murder and possibly bring upon victions. The Colony is the 'reaort would

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employed to the informant a like fate, for who of criminals and agitators who live | police Hongkong, Kowloon and the is to prevent such informant being upon and prey upon the community, New Territories, SOME 700,000 killed as he walks at night or even) whose housing increases repla, people. Even if Europeans formed in broad daylight in Kowloon and whose activities slow down produc- a fifth of those 180 men, the Euro, the assassin getting clear awaytion, which is a large source of the peans wholly on 'crime work would This murdered Chinese constable wealth of the Colony, and thereby|

received 817 por month, his whistle increase the cost of living and in There are reported for 1092 thirty | was huttoned inside his pocket and jure the interests of all producers, five murders with eight arrests and he was alone, one of the class of of wealth. ROMPERS, DRESSES HATS.only four convictions, one hundred our young fellows' such us here Only last year all Chinese is and wenty one gang robberies described, but who, dressed up in foreign employ here were held up Specially made in latest

with but afteen arrests and eleven uniform and with whistle and reby intimidation and the trade.cf styles at moderate prices,

convictions, eighty seven street and volver buttoned up, may be seen the Colony practically stopped. An "highway robberies with only thirin Kowloon at intervals. Suck are officient and suficient Police and

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teen arrests and ten convictions, the police seat out alone at mid-Detective Force cald Have checked, twenty three cases of robbery with night, to face murderers and kur at least in some degree, that hold wonder violence with but two arrests and glars. "No

ground-floor up whose effects now appear inf cne conviction. For 100% there windows in Kowloon must be bar-company Talance sheels showing 1,697 more cases of crime than for red or shuttered at night and the reduced profits or losses in millions. 1921, and the estimated value of wives and children within made to for that year, while other companies property stolen in 1922, vide page suffer in this hot weather. Wives have failed: that hold up of the 3 of the report, Wis 9294,871,48 fear to be alone in Kowloon houses Colony and our failure to more against, $170,581.78 in 121, an in-at night.

Grnly deal with it has increased crease for 1992 of $308,149.70. The I have often walked the streets-prices and driven work from value of properly recovered was for of Kowloon at night from 10.10 p.m., Colony elsewhere. And the effect 1029 $81,000.81 mid för 1921 834,-) to 12.30 (a.m. without seeing of work and of business being lost 363,20. Iri addition to those single policeman, and on the night, is that less money is available for specified in the report there have of Friday, 3rd inst., I left the Star distribution among the workers, been and are in the Colony numer-Forry Wharf, Kowloon, and walked ́except among those employed on ous cases of burglary, robbery, theft to Kowloon City via Salisbury Rd. honse building, and on Government; and other crimes nover, reported to Chatham Road, Kowloon City Road work which is paid for by Govern- the police; and I write particular- and all the Streets adjoining the

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