Fnos On Ows Connesroxoe Hongkong, Oct. 5.
Following the piracy of the ott. Anking, suggestions have been offer fed from many quarters, designed to prevent further outrages. One int thinks that the only reli stem of communication would pensive one. It would installation of automatic wireless signals on all timed to report at given hours, Known to shore stations. 'The absence of such a report would be prima facie evidence of interference and probably piracy. Two shore stations, equipped with directional wireless - apparatus, would.be required. As each signal' came through, the ship's position would de plotted, and, if she were off her course, it' would be assumed that Jsomething was wrong, calling for investigation.
The "South China Morning Post" reviews the following proposals:—Steregation of passengers.—was effected by installing Tocked grilles te enb-dvide the stp, but these conflict with the Board of Trade regulations."
defence of ships internally.—To this end it used to be compulsory to carry a few armed Indian guards, but they were unreliable or ineffect= ive and are not now insisted upon. Another suggested measure was to." convert ship's bridges into citadels, The engine-room, however, is posed and the great objection to internal defence is that it usually results in unavailing bloodshed and damage to the chip.
wal patrols.—A popular mea~ sure, Unfortunately, naval acti hitherto has resulted in damage, witness the Trene case, and has not deterred, The probable muller of hostages compels caution, Sufficient patrol veewels to discourage piracy. by making success unlikely might effective, but Hongkong alone cannot afford them and the Impe authorities are reluctant to prot them.
"Punitive expeditions.—Those ha been carried out and have not ched piracy. They must be comprehensive, because the pirates are scattered over wide areas. Recent merely resulted the piracy b:
Another suggested method is to have vall passengers photographed by cinema camera as they go aboard. In the event of piracy the film could be developed and the passengers checked as they disembarked." Tt if a well-known fact that there are many pirate chi ding in tenement houses in ross the harbour and all bmn ior feng detective work, these pirate chiefs may be arrested, The Chinese in Hongkong are enraged that the Canton Government has done nothing to clean up the sea rovers, because those taken for ransom are invariably Chine
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