Strength of the Force on March 31, Jat of nine men on remand at the end of February charged with unarmed robbery were dealt with. Seven were sentenced to imprison-
78 joan (°°, to the Chinese authorities con-from a boat at Pootung were handed armed Abduction—On the morn~ ployed by a Chinese merchant Total (3878 forcibly abducted in the Wayside District by a gang of armed men Serious Crime—This includes th who took him away in his master's murder of a mill forewoman motor car, The car was found was shot in the Yangtszepoo District} abandoned on Thibet Road three [on Match 1; the murder of Chine days later, but no news has been child aged 10 months who was shot received of the missing man, dead by armed robbers at her hom"
Trafficking in Firearms, ¢te—One in the Yangtszepoo District foreigner and one Chinese were aY~ March 3; the nuurder of a pawnsho} proprietor who was shot by orme 7 oe ser the nth for robbers at his shop on Seward Roa Petcing i fnearms hen ten atin ofa thisteon hundred Foonde March 7; the murder of mill of ammunition seized, foreman who was shot on Macao accused were sentenced to terms of Road on March 11; the murder of imprisonment while in addition the private detective employed at foreigner was ordered to be deport, cotton mill in the fed. Three Chinese were arrested District who was shot on Kwanghsi {for being in possession of firearms Toad on March 11;, the murder of for an unlawful purport were who was shot in sentenced to imprisonment and one the Gordon Road died from wounds received at the District on March 1 the murder time of his ars mill foreman who was found dead the wros room of a mill in th Gordon Road District on March 1 no Crime beyond Settlement Limite Eight armed robberies were report= vith a bullet wound in the head; fed during the month as having octhe murder of the wife of the Chief curred in territory under Chinese Chinese Traffic Inspector of the [jurisdiction in the neighbourhood of Shanghai Tramwé who was shot/§} ighai, In addition, numerous dead in ber home in Wayside District of looting by ex-soldiers or fon March 17; the murder of loafers who secured arms took place employe of a cigarette factory who during the disorderly conditions pre-Nias shot dead in an alleyway off vailing in Chinese territory.
Yulin Road on March 17; the murder lof a Chinese female who was Killes Executions—Two Chinese were by her husband and whose dead bod ly executed at Lunghua on March 8 in Learing thirty-two stab wounds was connexion with armed—yobberies found in her home in West Honske committed beyond Settlement limit District on March 18; the murder of Several other executions were ¢nr-Chinese brass smith who died ried out by labour agitators or un= hospital on March 24 ax a result authorised persons during the latter of being shot the previous night in part of the month.
Louisa District, the murder of al Chinese who died at his home Military Affaire—Foliowing sve-Wayaile District on March 29 cessful operations against the left result of a stab wound in the ch wing of the Chihli-Shantung Army Jon March 19, the Nationalist troops advanced on March 20 to Minghong fin the head was whose dead body with a ballet wound fand on the following day vouched Say in Singa district on March 31 Lunghus Junction which they and the attempted murder of a Jeaptured after a short engagement, interpreter employed in a cotton mil The victorious troops then divided the Gordon Read District who was into two parties, one to Lunghua and fired at and wounded on March 7.
Kao Chang Miao and the other to Chapei by: way of the railway line, Tu cerine: with these cases and "Phe. Intter detachment encountered with a murder which occurred fresh resistance at Shanghai North territory under Chinese jurisdiction Station which was held by an five persons have been arrested. moured train, manned by Russian: One wae handed over to the Chines 6 and remnants of the retreating wanties and one was, sentence Chibli-Shantung troops The South life. imprisonment. The others fern troops ina short engayemer have not set been dealt, with, adv the position of these fore Chinese un remand at the end of untenable, und they ay well as other Febraary charged in connexion wi Chihli-Shantung troops in other the murder of a shoemaker in Lous parts of Chapei retreated towards District on January 22 was sentenced the Settlement. At some places to a term of imprisonment.
Oni they approached the Hine of the fan has been arrested and is now Shanghai Defence Force in an order Snder remand in connexion with the manner and were allowed to climb mi yarder of an unemployed Chin over the barriers after they had in the Louza District on February surtendeved their arms. At other Robbery.-—One hundred and seven= points however they stampeded and teen reports of urined robbery from fived upon the sentries holding the premises and thirty-four on the defence Vines. Several of their highway were received during the number were killed and wounded by month, Five cases of attempted rnuvehine gun and rife fire, by which Armed. robbery were also reported. the foreign soldiers repelled theee Shots were fired by the robbers in attacks. The Defence Force suffered thirty-six instances, resulting in'one casualty before they replied to the death of two Chinese and the the fire of the Chinese troops who in of a Chinese Police Con-some instances outnumbered them stable, Chinese Police W fand seven Chinese civilians, In connexion with the foregoing Joy. hundred to one, Finally over 3,000 Chibli-Shantung troops sur~ rendered to the Shanghai Defence Force of to the Municipal Police and In ordering the confiscation of j where the other one was. He rethe posters, 18 of which were! ceived no pay for his work. Me got seized, the Judge imposed a fine of i's bod each of th general but did not know thi amen He save the ofr The second accused said he was going to Nanking ta sist when he met Gen. Liang Ziang-nyi, und Liew Al-Kung, 27, 'a3 Gen. Chiang's. bodyguard the land he offered to take him to Nan-Syecia) Privisional Court on Tears. ying, and fare.
When he the arrived at Nanking he went across "the river to see his sister and then, when he returned, he saw thres ned with others ented joter cars loaded on a railway ya yin receiving, ec When he arrived her was shown, perty, viz, tw motor chit with Gen. Chiang's chop Known ug that they had been' st: "clit and told 0 drive the ears away otherwise I He took one of the cars away but riy to Chines Prov vile 987 oth: dht nut now where te ofers went The complainants were the British-|"* Released on Bai American Tobueco Ca. ut Det.
sgt. Widdowson askeit the fined $2, or two days' imprisonment.
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