Serious Crime—This includes the murder of a Chinese and the wounding of another, both of the Yoafer class, who were fired at by an unknown man whom they attempted to search on a wharf inj on July 75 Constable, parcel was left near a fruit stall in an alleyway in the Hongkew District by a man who purchased some fruit and stated he would return for "the "pared.
Police investigation led to the arrest of two men, one of whom was found guilty of being in possession the bomb, He was sentenced to fe years' imprisonment while the Bose ie Bergeant, who were! cther accused was acquitted, - The shot and wounded by an armed Convicted man admitted that he robber in the Louza District on the) had been given the bomb by a ight of July 28, the former cub-{ prorder of a. Sikh. watchman' who ently dying in hospital; the
joyment' in the Yangtszepoo abbed at hie place of District on July 30, and the death of, a Chinese' who. was. found suffering from inures to the he ju the country of Linching Road the ently morning of July 31, and who died. in hospital Tater in the day.
The wounded man in the first mentioned cate was recognized fen expelled criminal with ten pre Vious convietiona and was charged with loitering and. returning from expulsion, He was. sentenced to fix. months? Imprisonment followed by re-expulsion. In. the second mentioned ease, the robber way shot dead by the Police, Four men were arrested In the fourth cave and are under remand.
One man was arrested on July armed with axes at a house! yangtszepoo Road on February He is under remand.
Armed Abduction Following the, arrest of three Chinese in Chapel on July 25 on a charge of; being members of a gang of armed Kidnappers, two. raids were conducted in the Settlement on July 26, "Nineteen persons were arrested and at one of the addresses Chinese male child aged 6 yea who had been kidnapped in Hangchow district, was found. All the accused were' handed over to tug' "Chinese" Authorities to be dealt, with, Rodbery.—Thirtoen reports from premises. received daring the month. Shots red. by: the yabbers. in six resulting in the death of 8 Chinese Constable and the wounding of a foreign Police Sergeant. One robber was shot dead by. the! Police. In connexion with these 8 and reports of armed rekeries occurring prior to July ten persons, three of whom we possession of landed firearms, were arrested. One was sentenced, to death, one died from bullet wounds received at the time of his arrest, four were sentenced to imprisonment, one committed sulido. in Police cells, two were Ginmissed and one is under remand.
Of the thirty-five persons on remand at the end of June charged! with armed robbery, thirty one! were dealt with. Bight were sentenced to death, seventeen were sentenced to imprisonment, three were expelled and three were dismissed, The case against the remaining four has not yet concluded. er Bight men wanted in connexion ith armed robberies committed in, territory under Chinese jurisdiction were concerned.
Three reports of highway rob-Tery, in which no arms were used, were received. Tu connexion with one of these cases two persons were arrested and are under remand. Three men convicted of robbery by administering drugs were sentenced to, imprisonment.
The three persons on remand at the end of June charged with! highway robbery were dealt with, One was sentenced to imprisonment and the remaining two were ae-
Traficking in Fivearme—Two foreigners and three Chinese were arrested during the month "for trafficking in firearms when. four plitols. and over four hundred Younds of ammunition were seized. Fopr of the accused were Sestenced to imprisonment whilst the fifth is still under remand.
The charge against two foreigners fon Fernand at the, end of June was Possession of Bomb—On July 8 a Mills bomb wrapped up in a Chinese of" the loafer class. to throw at another Chinese.
Bogus Lottery Ticketa—A. case of interest, especially to foreigners fof the seafaring class, came before the Mixed Court during the month when a Cantonese was sentenced three years" imprisonment anil reexpulsign on a charge of selling bogus lottery tickets. The lottery in question purported to be run by concern entitied the Sung Ning Company, tickets costing" $12.00, With a first prize of $30,000." The persons Victimized were mostly ships officers. The accused had Previously served a sentence of two years? imprisonment with expulsion for a similar offence.
Property Stolen—428 reports made under this heading during. the month represent an estimated toss of $132,329 and include 10) cases of" burglary, 4 of house-Ureaking, 5 of godown-breaking ind 5 of shop and ofice-breaking. Successful investigation was made 186 eases, resulting in the mecovery of property valued £25,277, "in addition to. which) recoveries to. tthe extent 527,083 were made in connexion with reports received prior to July Successful. results were also obtained in eleven cases reported fay having occurred out of Settlement limits and in seven instances where property was reported a3 Test, The above reports also include 35 canes of bicycle stealing." In teach instance the cycle had. been left unattended on the public street. "Many of these vehicles Detonged to foreign firms and were used by Chinese messengers and orderlies, Since January 1026, 267 reports of bicycle thefts have been received and of these only 47 have been recovered. Users. of eyeley are advised to secure their machines by a chain and lock when Jeaving them on the public highway.
'Two Russians, who were arrested connexion with the ease of shopiveaking at 573 Nanking Read on June 6, when dresses to the value fof $10,500 wore stolen, were on July 6 each sentenced" to three months' imprisonment for receiving, the stolen property. Stolen dresses valued at $7,600 were recovered.
Threateniig Letters.—During, July, 28 threatening letters sent to Tesidents of the Settlement were received and investigated by" the Municipal Police. Since January 1925, 160 such letters have been received and dealt. with.
Crime beyond Settlement Limits.—Five cases of murder and seven fof armed robbery and piracy were oportod during the month ay having occurred in territory under! Chinese furiedietion in the neighbourhood of Shanghai. In. one case the occupant of a house was fired at and wounded.
Condemned Prisoners und Excecutions—On July 12 the Woosung-Shanghai Martial Law Force es-published its new Head Lunghua. sise been established at Lunghua end there are now confined there 91 condemned prisoner whom were handed Municipal Police for crimes _com-writted in the Settlement. A Court has also been set up at the new Headquarters and it is hoped that skis will speed up the trial of condemned prisoners handed over by the Settlement Authorities.
Five persons convicted of various crimes in the Settlement were executed by the Chinese Authorities during the month. A man found guilty of smuggling drugs in terri tory under Chinese jurisdiction wa: executed on July 2 Agitation Againet Chinese Autho-ities—The condemnation of the Municipal Courell in connexion with the alleged imposition of excrbitant taxes was extended to the Chinese Authorities who were. also
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