The Archive · 1898

Office, Armoury, and Magazines

The Drill Hall is a mat shed and bassa made by the Municipal Police during the Potice—Return of apprehensions, ete menage at one end of it. The guns and Nordeofeldt. machi i week ending the 2ist day of May, 1898 and no ammunition is kept in the boxes. I understand thata new Drill Hall is Offetices, No.of appre: being built, and would strongly advocate the Breach of Municipal Regulations 30 gun limbers being properly packed with am-Burglary... 2 munition as soon asia properly secured gan Cruelty to Animals 1 shed is provided. If required suddenly much Forgery 1 time would at present be lost in getting Barious riding or driving 5 ammunition from the magazine.

Gambling @ 9 The magazine the Central Police Kidoapping 5 Thegal Acre 1 Station and its arrangement is most dangerous. Filled shell and cartridges are kept all Larceny from dwellings, e 46 together in it, there is no lobby for putting Mizcelianeous eases 450 on magazine boots, ant no lighting arrange-"Ricsha Licenses suspended 569 ments, and I urged on the commandant the confiscated 8 necessity, of getting & separate builting for Handeart Wheelbarrow suspended. 6 filled shell and S. A. Ammunition. I think this matter shoul' be immediately seen Begynra, Hawkers, and Rigpickers On the 23rd inst., I went to the Point and witnessed Artillery practice. The ground is Total number of persons coming under very cramped and proper practice for Field the notice of Police 1 Artillery is almost impossible in consequence.

Chinese dead bodies found The remarks previously made re Fire Disci Stray dogs captured... line again apply to my observations at thi Prene B. Partissox. practice. The firing was too slow. This however is largely due to the fact that the Cattle in Native Dairies cartridges for the 9 pr. R.B.L. guns were nearly in every instance too high in gauge, Native Dairies.—Weekly Report. and think the fault lies with the persons Municipal Slaughter House, who make up these cartridges at Hongkong, Shanghai, 25th May, 1993. It not only destroys all attempt at smartness St,—All the native dairies have been bat is a source of great dancer in peace, as inspected during the past week and the they have to be forced in, and on servi e animals found to be in a healthy condition. might be the can-e of disaster. I recom-'The licensed dairy premises were all found in mend that the present stock be returned and a clean and good sanitary condition. reduced in gauge so as to admit of easy load-licenses having been issued the list ing. I attach a report from the 0. U. the the same as returned last week. Tam, Sir, evening I inspected the Signallers ps (3). They are slow but accurate.

I find that there is no officer qualified in this subject. I would saggest that instruction in To Dr. Staxtzy, signalling be given the Medical Oficer of Health. that on officer be appointed to supervise.

I inspected the Registers of Musketry and Artillery practice. which are correctly kept had mo opportunity of seeing practice

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