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10. He will give orders to all police stations for reports to be made to the Central station of any movements of ships of war or of suspicious vessels outside the harbour, and of any landing, or attempted landing, by armed parties.
11. He will give orders for the police in the New Territories to keep a watch at the points where roads cross into Chinese territory between the heads of Deep Bay and Starling Inlet, and to report persons constantly passing to and fro whose business is unknown. If China is hostile, patrols will be pushed out beyond the frontier to watch. the movements of the population, and to search for Proclamations. Special attention will be paid to the town of Sham Chun.
12. He will communicate to the General Staff Officer at the Headquarter Office by telephone or messenger any information he may receive under the arrangements detailed in the last five paragraphs.
13. He will report to the Colonial Secretary when each separate action required of him on mobilization, according to the foregoing instructions, is completed and sub- sequently from time to time as may be necessary with regard to the action required of him while the fortress remains mobilized.
14. Further colonial personnel, &c., to be considered in connection with the defence are the Civil Police and the Fire Brigade.
The Civil Police Force is under a Captain-Superintendent, a Deputy Superintendent, and three Assistant Superintendents, and, apart from clerical staff and coolies, consists of-
British Indians
Chinese
Total
Chief Inspector and Inspectors.
Sergeants and Acting Sergeants.
Police Constables.
Engineers, Stokers, and Seamen.
Total.
16
53
64
133
51
357
410
(Jemadars)
22
289
99
410
18
126
710
99
953
The British and Indians are armed with M.E. carbines and bayonets, and also have revolvers; the Chinese have swords only. In case of war with a Power other than China, 50 Europeans and 100 Indian Police could be spared to give assistance in the defence, and 100 Chinese to patrol and obtain information.
If China were hostile, the Chinese could not be counted on, and the European and Indian Police could not be spared from their civil duties.
15. The Fire Brigade is under the superintendence of the officers of the Civil Police, and consists of--
Assistant
Engineers. Engineers.
Drivers.
Foremen.
Stokers. Firemen. Coxswain.
Total.
British Chinese
*
5 ස
7+
Total
1
1
11
22† 28+
39
38
6
50
1
77
* An engineer in private practice.
† Also police constables.
Eight of these are station coolies.
For the purposes of fire prevention and control the City of Victoria is divided into three districts Western, Central, and Eastern-the limits of which are fixed at the Harbour Office and Murray Barracks. On the occasion of a fire the locality is notified by three tolls of the bell for the Western, two for the Central, and one for the Eastern district.
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