foreign Sergeant, a Chinese Constable and three civilians were shot by armed robbers and two were stabbed in connexion with 35 cases armed robbery which—_oceurred during the com shows a heay; urbanees which was fully ipated and with which the Police are making every effort to deal. Automatic pistols and ammunition were sold openly by soldiers. in large quantities in -Chapei following the retirement of the Che-ug forces on Shanghai. Numbers of ex-soldiers have since that time become Brigands and many reports. of robbery, incendiarism, rape and murder have been brought in from the surrounding country. From the point of view of the mainten: ance" of peace and order in the Settlement, local conditions are worse now than st any time since the Revolution 13 years ago. The affair referred to above in which Sergeant Boddy was shot on October illustrates the callous daring of {these gangs, even in broad daylight.
'm. on the day in question robbers armed with pistols toyed a' shop in Avenue Edward If, a crowded thoroughfare, stole $127.50. Inside the pre they. "fired shots to in. timidate the employes, Attracted fo the scene by the noise, Chinese Constable No." 1812" Kao'Fa-yuan (G5 BELIE) on post duty nearby was fired on twice and severely wounded in the leg. An assistant attempting to leave the shop was: shot through the shoulder. The robbers then left and two of them ran along Shantung Road where they met Sergeant Boddy on whom they at once'epened fire, Although unarmed at the time Sergeant Boddy unhesitatingly attempted to arrest one of the fugitives by whom was shot through the stomach and iver. Both robbers. then fled northward and Sergeant Boddy in tite of his wound followed at once ju pursuit. "Avery plucky attempt {was made Japanese whose identity unfortunately has not been discovered to stop the men in Canton Road, but it was Sergeant Boddy who eventually. overtook and ltrmed one of them—-some 900 from where he had been shot, Subsequently, he was taken to hospital inn critically dangerous condit ere he was operated on and his life undoubtedly saved by the skil ed attention he received at the hands of the Police Surgeons. I feel sure that the high degree of courage shown by this young Sergeant who has been less than 2 years in the Force will command the admiration it'ao well deserves.
Other serious crime during the month included the attempted murder of a Sikh Havildar and a Chinese informer by a gang of arm: ed robbers on October 10, the murder of a Chinese on Tchang Road on October 21, the attempted murder of a foreign Police Sergeant and another foreigner by an armed robber on. October 22 "and the: murder of an. ex-oticer of the Chinese Army on October 29. "Bight persons were arrested in connexion With these crimes. Five foreigners and. 3. Chinese were arrested for trafficking in firearms and 39 pistols and 4,862 rounds of ammuni-[tion were seized.
Sentences of im-Prisonment ranged from a fortnight 18 months, Reports of property, stolen "totalled 424 of which 147 cases were investigated by the Police with successful results. No strikes occurred in October and there were no signs locally of any labour unrest. The price of rice ereas um of $16.50 picul at the end of September to 1 $19 " picul on October 6. It remained at that figure for a week and then decreased steadily until at the and of the month it had fallen to maximum of $13.50 a picul for best "quality " grain. At no th during the fighting was there any food supplies either foreign or Chinese. residents in the Settlement.
The Kiangsu-Chekiang war continued without material change until October 9 on which date Sungkiang was captured by Sun Chuan-fany troops from Fukien. " By October 12 the left of the Chekiang line had fallen back on Minghong, Hsinchwang and Siking. At midnight October 12-13 a military conference was held at Lunghua at which it was decided by the Chekiang leaders to abandon the struggle chiefly owing to the attitude of the ath Divisional Commander, General Chen Lao-san.
Generals Lis Yung-hsiang and. Ho Fengling and their following accordingly embarked for Nagasaki in A Japanese steamer at 3am, on October 13, abandoning to their fate the troops who for years had given them allegiance and. who for {six weeks past had fought loyally for their cause. It is remarkable that this conscienceless proceeding evoked no word of adverse comment or reprobation in the local Chinese press. As soon as the news of their Tenders' fight reached the troops at the front the white flag was raised snd a general retirement on Shang hai been. Early on October 14 ing the 5th Mixed Brigade of Hupeh troops fighting on the Kiangeu side, reached Shanghai North Station from the Kating sector and occupied Langhua and the Areenal the same afternoon. In the meantime a movement was started which aimed at the reorganization of the defeated {Chekiang forees under the leadership of General. Ilsu Shu-cheng, [better known as "Tittle Hau," and continuation of the struggle apparently. on "the. borders of. the Settlement. This plan, however, ion.
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