PIRACY PREVENTION.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
The Convoy System.-It is not
Naval Opinion. contonded that the convoy system
Appended to the above report has proved entirely valueless, but experience has shown that it is a are some notes on piracy and its (Continued from Page 1)
sorious interference with trade as provention by the Senior Naval from fire collision of other the spood of the convoy is necess. Offloor In charge of West River maritimo casualty the people arily reduced to the speed of the patrols. In speaking of the pre- bolaw decks would be unable to slowest vostol in the convoy. The seat systom he thinks that armed reach the boat deck because of result is obviously unfair to these launches could give better general the locked grilles. The ships' Companies which have spent large protection if convoying were offloors in the event of a collision sums in Improving their vessels abolished and effective patrolling would be fully ocoupled with to cope with increased compoti instituted. He considers grillos
and tion and also tonds to stop further dangerous. His report proceede: rospoctivo dution
"In my opinion the only alter- therefore unable, to attond development.
native to the present system is to tho unlocking of tho Wireless.--It is considered de- to increase the number of armed grillos. If the guards had key sirable that tho Government launchos available. If another it is unlikely that they would should obtain from the owners of fivo armed launches were pro- have sufficient prasence of mind all vessols carrying a Hongkong|vided and manned by R.N. or sufficient initiative to do any passenger cortificate trading lu Omeors and men, then the carry- tblog of unc. In some steamore, the danger zone an assurance that ing of large armed guards and which come within the purvlow the necessary stops are being the sailing in
convoy could of the Regulations thora are taken to provide and equip que ha abolished. The system something liko 30 locks to vessels with wireless tolography. unfaston before all the grillos can A reasonable time should be al- bo oponod. No moans of rolens-lowed for fustallation and the ing bolts simultaneously Boducation of the operators.↑ feasible in ships of the class con- cerned. Furthermore owing to
of
rifles could alau bo vory much decreased. With the pro- sont four armed lau..chos plus
Kongnun. The number would not bo sufficient to cover the West River abavo Kaukong un-
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fivo additional armed launches a STANding ordersS NOW BEING BOOKED. Continuous Discharge Papers instituted covoring the Pearl systom of officient patrols could the grills the crows of those And Also 24 Hours Articles River and from Wangmun to versels would have the greatest Both these roforma are considered difficulty in getting to the boata desirable and it is recommended themsolvon. In the event of an that a special committee should outbreak of fire or a collision and be formed to go fully into the a Barious loss of life occurring matter with tho Harbour Mastor. owing to passengers boing ponned Generally. Speaking general-loave the open sea. gap betweon below, who would be hald roly defence from within can novor Hongkong waters and the Bocca sponsible; the Hongkong Govorn- of itsolf iso ultimatoly successfulTigris forts and Wangmun, but mont who framed the Regulations, The utmost that can be hoped for as river steamers are generally or the Owners and their Officers ta the defence of the bridge and in sight. of each other in theso who wore compelled to carry
engine room until signals of parts a successful attempt to them out?
distress can be communicated to pirate thom there should be very It would leave the are a patrolling vessel in the neigh difficult. approximately 900 Indian Guarde bourhood and it is submitted that Macao traffic to itself an at pre- employed at
to with adequate patrols all that is sent. With a permanent patrol as tho shipping companies of necessary in morchant vessels is suggested not only would river
$270,000
the bridge and stoners and seagoing traffic bo annum. protection of Neither owners whose property ongine room and the arming of a safe or safor than at present, is at stake, nor officers whose officers. Once pirates know that but all the enormous tow traffic
a great deal botter] livan 470 at stake, havo the although they may lo able to would be
It must never bo Alightest confidence in them. overcome resistance in the ship protected. Their training is inadequato and itself they will not be able to get forgotten that there is an onor- mous trade carried on in junk thoir discipline in bad and their away, piracy will conso.
hottoins towad by launchos, bad disciplino affects the din
Many of those launches fly tho British flag and a very largo pro- portion of the traffic on those two main routes is on route to or patrols from Hongkong,
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Patrols. The protection of oipline of the other mombers of British vousels from piracy in the the crow. Those guards although nominally on the ship's articios adjacout waters is essentially a are paid through the Police and duty of His Majesty's Navy. An consider themselves as police
"Somo armod protection would and resent receiving orders from would not merely prost com- the ship's officers.......It is the merce from attacks from without still be necessary on board and a but would also oct as an absolute proper system of signals to at- opinion of both owners and the deterrent to attacks from within. tract the attention of the patrols officers (as it is the generally accepted view all the world over)n a speech made by him in whilst passing through the inter- that the Master of a vossel should Shanghai (1924) Admiral Sir vals between patrol vessels in- have complete control over all Arthur Loveson statod that the stintod for uso in case of need. membere of his crow at all times placing of armed guards on river One great source of weakness in
boats was of little practical all attempts when the vassol is at sea, and it service and that increased patrole internal piracy is the personnel to deal with is fait strongly that the police were in his opinion the only of the ships. The hands of tho element should bo entirely eliminated and that any Regula-romedy, and that he was taking Captains should be strengthened possible and in- steps to increase the patrols on as much as Hons or assistance received by the Yangtsze. The signatories officient officers got rid of. It is ship in the British Mercantile hereto lava takon up the ques criminal to trust the lives of Marins should come from tho tion of Naval patrols with the passengers to officers who are not Navy and in certain matters Senior Naval Officer Wost Rivor always in a fit stato to deal with from the Harbour Department
Patrole and his report is, with the any situation that may arise. and not from the Police.....、、.................. It is the unanimous opinion of approval of the Commodoro, ap- Similarly the crews should be ship owners and officers that tho pendod horeto. Two observations carefully picked and a proper
mado only nead be Guards could and should be dis-substance of that Report. Firat stituted with a certain system of on the system of discharged books in- pensed with from the ships,
would appear from identification. The compradores Police Searches. The search-the Report that that portion have a great deal too much ing and examination of of H.M. Naval forces which is control over matters which should passangere embarking on vessels stationed in adjacent watere le be in the captains' hands and the about to leave the colony is anot adequate for the many and captains' tenure of their appoint
dution which dovolvo monts proper function of the police. varied
the second class The Police soarchon howover are upon it and, Bucond, that steamers is far too procarious to inadequate. The
of the report deals practically expect a really officíent and oases of ships which havo boon entirely with Rivor
traffic. suitable officer to accept com- pirated by passengers who It is urged that a system of mand of such steamers." embarked with their arms is well patrols on the lines indicated by known. Coastal and River the officor in question and a steamers are frequently in Hong-coastal patrol within the Danger kong for 12 hours at a time and Zone to be formulated by the during the whole of this time Noval Authoritics should bo
at once. If the ANOTHER SUCCESS. cargo and baggage is boing dis-instituted charged and loaded. The ship's Estimates for Ilis Majesty's
Again last night Madelino officers cannot possibly be ex- Navy tly not permit of the pected to search the people who immediate construction of the Rossitor and her clever Company! are constantly caring and going, craft indicated by the Navy it is delighted a large audience in the yet the polico only come on duty urged that the Hongkong Govern Prosentation of "Strollerland," on the various wharves some two mont might fittingly apply to this With such an all-round excellent to three hours before the ship is purpose the surplus shipping show, it is indeed difficult to give due to sail. It is submitted that control funds as yet unappro-ny particular item of the pro- grammo pride of place. As an adequate number of polico priated to any particular purpose,
the vorsatilo Madolino; should be on duty on the wharves or if these are unavailable for the usual,
tho houso by tha, whole time, also that the time being, in the interests of the carried
and one wondors if
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that it
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Water Police should be strength-gonoral trads of the Colony the storm, any limit to her oned and provided with addi- Hongkong Government should thoro is tional Buitablo Harbour craft to accopt responsibility.
roportoiro. In "Running Wild" sho simply created a furore.
bo used in supervising and ox- It is not within the compotonco Mr. Charles Mason is a comodian amining passengers embarking on of the signatories to this report [of outstanding morit, possosand vessels in the stream. At present, elaborate a comprehensive of the attributo of being extremoly Polico supervision and examina-chemo of naval patrole, It is funny without having to resort to tion of such passongors is hopo- lessly inadequate. This doubtless however most strongly urged jokes of questionablo taste, Miss will entail a considerable increase that an adequate patrol system Lona Lawton, Miss Madge Ab- suggested by jordaro, Miss Elsio May, Mr. Don
the lines on
in the strength of the police force the Sonlor Naval Officer West Gemmell and Mr. Bililo Iredale and consequently increased ex River Patrols and a coastal patrel were all in splendid form and ponse. It is submitted however that it is as much the duty of the are the only solutions of the ox-were responsible for much of the Government to protect life andisting state of affairs and that the pleasure the entertainment pro- property on board ship by taking therefore at the earliest possible
Hongkong Government should vided
It is to be hoped that bumper. precautionary measurea whilet ships are in port as it le to protect moment seek the advice and houses for the remainder of the assistance of H.M. Naval Author-season will oncourage a roturn life and property ashore.
itios at Hongkong in formulating visit of such a talented Company. Whampoa to Canton.-Owing|a schemo to the silting up of the Tai Moi
RAIN BRINGS HEALTH
Tho report concludes by stress-
any
Barrior a number of vessels have ing the need for closer co-opera- Washing the dust from the to be lightened at Whampoa and tion between the Local Govern-atmosphere in one of the wettest
Bon known the cargo to taken out has to be ment and the Naval Authorities, warm
gave garried from thence to Canton and urges that to ensure the England in 1924 the bealthiest In July to in native craft.
The greatest greator offectiveness of such co-summer on record. difficulties are being ozporlonged operation the appointment of September the total death rato In Inducing the owners of native Naval roprosentative on
was only 9.3 per 1,000 and the; draft to carry such cargoes committos convened to deal with infant death-rato was as low as owing to their foar of pirates, matters relating to Piracy proven- por 1,000. The rain fall in Tho rogulations of core cannot tion is most dosirablo.
the vicinty of London for the six months of April to October is apply to such oraft and the only defence that can be afforded N. S. Brown, T. N. Chan and T. T. about the usual average for the The report in signed by Messrs. given as 2444 inches, which is to such craft must be supplied by patrols,
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