Singh was shot and killed by armed "robbers in the Gordon Rosil District on Novenibor 28, Chinese Constable. No. 1286 Chiang Keng-pao (JAR GE) was shot - and wounded by armed robbers in the—same district on November 8, Five other policemen were fired on by' armed vobbgrs during the month, Four murders and 83 armed—robberies were committed in the Settlement and 36 persons were arrested in connexion with this class of crime, In spite of repeated protestations Of their willingness to help the authorities in the suppression of armed robbery, the street unions and the Chinese public generally still fail to render any material assis tance, The sole result of the posting or distribution of approximately 100,000 handbills in the last few months offering a substantial reward for information leading 0 the capture of armed men has been the receipt of information in Ghee instaneas—from two ricsha coolies and an unemployed shop assistant, The number' of reports of stolen property made the Police was 465 of which 145 were successfully investigated. There were 22 cases of burglary, 4 of housebreaking, 1 of godown-breaking and 15 of shop and office-breaking. Four foreigners and times Chinese were arrested for trafficking im firearms. Eleven pis tols oF revolvers and 800 rounds of ammunition were seized. Sentences ranged from 7 days to 6 months' imprisonment. A Chinese child 5 years old was seized. by kidnappers in the Louza Diatrict on November 13 and is being held to ransom, nexion with the kidnapping of the sone of two wealthy Chinese, one of whom was located in Chapel and the other in East Seward Road. In both cases the armed guards were overpowered by the Potice before they could use their wanpons. Numerous cocos, of robbery and piracy ware reported as having o¢- curred in Chinese territory" ad-Jacent to the Settlement, the per-Detrators being soldiers in nearly all cases. Soldiers were also res ponsible for the plundering of a and the raping of the inmates near Long Considerable perienced by the Kiangeu Authorities in dealing with the 9,000. men the former 10th Chekiang Division stationed at Kiangwan and it was nob until November 11 that these men eventually agreed to be incorporated in the forces of Gon-eral Chang Yun-ming, the Hupeh Brigade Commander with Headquarters at Tanghua, This Ge eral was appointed Defence Commissioner by the Peking Government on November 24, General Kang Pang-ta having already been appointed Occupation Commission by the Provincial Authorities and having arrived in Shanghai on November 11. Marshal Chi Shih-yuan, who had been at Chenju since October 20, returned to Nanking on November 14 without limying entered Shimehai. "Dr. Sun Yat-eon ar-Rived from Canton en November 17 and left for Japan on November 22. He received no support locally save from Communists and Bolsheviks with whom he now appears to be closely connected. 870 Russian refugees including 250, cadets left Shanghai for Serbia on November and 40 Opesacks formerly belonging to General Gleboff's detachment left on November 12 for Hailar.
November was practically. free from labour unrest. 8,000 employes of a large cotton mill witch had been idle since August.1 resumed work on November 24." The price of rice fell from $19.50 to $10.60 per picul for tha best quality. The new Pootoo Road Police Station was opened on November 16. During the month 7 opium and gambling raids were carried out by the Police,
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