ce-operation so essential to successful criminal investigation. The work of the members of the CLD. during the year has been excellent.
Many references have been made in monthly reports in the Municipal Gazette to the failure of the Chinese public to assist the Police raising alarms or reporting crimes promptly and it is gratifying to note that this coupled with the issue of thousands of notices has had a good effect and several instances have to be recorded where Police have been successful in effecting arrests through receiving timely information. Much more might be done in this direction and it is hoped that the continued distribution of these notices will eventually have the desired—result pol of educating the Chinese to a sense of their responsibility to themselves, their neighbours and the' Jcommunity in general. In this respect it cannot be too strongly impressed on all members of the community that a police whistle is undoubtedly the best form of defence against all classes criminals, The failure or deliberate refusal to assist the Police is most marked in cases of armed Large sums deliberate lies are told to hoodwink the, Police and protect the criminals, Whilst every consideration must be given for the natural anxiety of relations concerning the victims such persons should at least help the Police after release instead of remaining silent or telling romantic tales of escape for fear of reprisals by the criminals. Such people should remember that kidnappers: caught and executed or undergoing. life sentences are less of a menace to them or the community than the same criminals free to carry on their nefarious work on other victims. Despite Police warnings and the issue of thousands of ireulars, banks and commercial firms continue to employ messengers to carry large sums of money unprotected on the, public roads. 'No precautions are taken to secure' secrecy and journeys are undertaken at regular hours and by the Jsame routes without any regard for safety.
Much of the decrease in crime is undoubtedly due to the suppression of public gambling. This vice, in the form practiced by the Chinese, brings to the Settlement hordes of unemployed lonfers and unserupulous persons who become rich and Powerful at the expense of the working classes and the idle [wealthy sections of the community, Jand results in all manner of crime to obtain money to recoup losses. In addition faction fights, stabbing, murder and kidnappings are resort led to to establish gang supremacy amongst the rival factions. Tt is eeatitying to note that there have been no public gambling dens in the Settlement since July last.
Local Chinese communists sought turing the year to further the abject of their party. and arouse hostility to the Nationalist Government by demonstrations and the dissemination of propaganda. They attempted on 40 occasions to hold these demonstrations in the Settlement where handbills of no less than 600. different kinds were found. The Communists were responsible for a number of murders committed in industrial attempt to set fire office, and the smashing of windows by stone throwing. Attacks of the last' mentioned character were made on the offices of several Chinese newspapers and vehicles on the streets belonging to the Shanghai Tramway Ca. The parties furthering the "Communist guise of the Anti-Imperialistic movement operated under the Youth League, the Human Mutual Ald Society and the Federation of Labour Unions. Measures taken by the Municipal Police in their efforts to. suppress Communism included the raiding of about 51 communistic cells and the arrest of 294 persons, {of whom 25 were handed over to the Chinese authorities, for participating in demonstrations, distributing literature and kindred offences. In addition, the premises Sat d addresses, of which three were
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