Serious Crime—This includes the murder of a pawnshop assistant who was shot at and fatal wounded on December & by armes robbers at a shop on Woosung Rond where he was employed; the attempted murder of a. member the Police Reserve who, whilst functioning with a search party on the night of December 12, was fired at and seriously wounded by one of the members of an armed gang which was attempting to eross the Fokien Road Bridge in a motor car; the murder Ohinese who was fatally stabbed an alleyway off Toogshan Road December 28 during a quarrel out of an affair connected a woman; and the murder of a coolie who was fatally wounded by a bullet fired by armed robbers in the Harbin Road District on December 31. Six arrests were made in the first mentioned. instance, two in the second, four in the third and six in the Inst. All the accused were under} remand at the end of the month, One man arrested on a charge of murder committed in Komy trict in October last was handed over to the Chinese authorities concerned, chan with the attempted The case against the foreigner
murder of a. Chinese female on November 3 was concluded on December 11 when he was acquitted. One further arrest was made, in addition to the man already in custody, in connexion with the murder of a Chinese in a field off. Kwenming Rondon November 11. Tu this ease one off the accused was sent to the Court) of the Military Governor while the other received a sentence of two years' The! case "of att in 10, mantic n of which was made in' my report for November, was} concluded during the month when. the four accused were sentenced to imprisonment. A Cantonese who has been sought for since the end of 1919 in connexion with a murder' perpetrated, ina teashop on Jecember 12, 1010 was captured during the mont! tried and sent' imprisonment. fen reports of armed robbery from dwelling houses and shops and two of armed highway robbery were received during the month. In three instances where an alarm was given shots wore fired by the robbers, resulting in the wounding of four persons, two of whom subsequently died." In connexion with the foregoing and reports of armed robberies occur-ting prior to December 1, sixteen persons in. possession of four Pistols and two revolvers were arrested. Two wore sentenced to imprisonment and the remaining! fourteen were under remand at the end of the month. 'Three men arrested for armed' robbery territory under Chinese jurisdiction were handed over to the Chinese authorities concerned, and five men apprehended in connexion with an armed robbery committed in the French Ooneession were handed over to the
persons mentioned in my report French Police, Six of the sixteen For November as being under remand charged with armed robbery, were dealt, with, two bein mitted to the Court, of the Militazy Governor, thres to imprisonment and one to expulsion from the Settlement. The trial of the remaining ten had not concluded lat the end of the month.
Property Stolen.—b27 reports made under this heading during the month represent a total est imated loss of $115,662 and include 28 cases of burglary, 12 of housebreaking, 7 of godown-breaking and 8 of shop and office-breaking. Successful investigation was mac in 168 cases, resulting in the recovery of property valued at $53,151, in addition to which recoveries to the extent of $12,155 were made in connexion with reports received prior to December 1 Lraficking in Firearms.—Throo foreigners arrested in connexion with the traffic in firearms were sentenced respectively to 18 months, 6 months and 20 days' imprisonment, Eighteen pistols and, revolvers were seized together with 595 rounds of ammunition, Eight' automatic pistols were seized by a Police search party in the Settlement on December 10. The carriers made good their escape.
Liwo Wei, Lottery.—Eleven Chinese were charged in connexion with the promotion of Liwo Wei lotteries and sentences ranging. from @ mouth's imprisonment to fine of $3.00 were inflicted.
Crime beyond Settlement Limit—Throe eases of murder and fourteen of robbery and piracy were reported during the month as having occurred in territory under Chinese jurisdiction in the neighbourhood of Shangha.. four instances" the occupants of houses or boats plundered received bullet or knife wounds. Three boatmen were carried off and held to ransom, of whom had been found guilty of armed robbery within, the Settle mont limits and two of the murder of x Chinese female in the Wayside District, were executed at Langhwa in "the presence of re-ro sentatives of the Municipal lice. Eight prisoners, " found ty of armed robbery, attempt murder and piracy outside. Settlement limits, were also executed during the month, six at Lunghua and, two outside the West Gate of Paoshan City.
Fire Brigade Report for December, The total number of calls. ro-cived was 47, of which 40 were genuine firer, 96 (including one, chimney fire) occurring within the Settlement and four outside. The remaining seven were either false Marms, or else riot traced,
ty within the Settlement was.
The damage on aascased proper. Himated at Tis, 11,000. (Foreign Tis, 280: Chinese" Tis," 10.750), whilst the property at risk was es: Limated at Tis, 2,012,000 (For Tls. 1,860,000: Chinese Tls. 000}, Six lives wore lost at fires during the month, and nine other persons. (including three firemen)" were injured, Throe houses were destroyed and 34 were damaged.
dealing these calls Brigade machines travelled -approximately 408 mites, Hose used 28,200 feat, and time occupied approximately 175 hours, December 6, 7.54 a.m., 11 55 New. chwang Road.—These premises wore practically gutted on arrival. 'A girl aged eight years lost her life, and four other. persons and three firemen were injured.
December 18 4.08 p.m. LO 4 Se-Zang Line~off Canton. Road Four bodies wore found in the debris and a woman was. badly burnt about the face and body.
Long (1923).—The total loss during the year on buildings and contents within the Settlement, is estimated at Ts. 283,519 (Foreign 'Tis, 69,710: Chinese Tle. 183,708) being sri increase of Ts, 18,310 on the previous year. It is interest. ing to note that excluding the abnormal fire at North Soochow Road in 1021, the average loss for the past four' years has been lakhs, en Tie 207,680.
isk (1925}.—he total property at risk on buildings and contents Within the Settlement is estimated at Tls. 16,642,665 (Foreign Tls. 14,943,980; Chinese Tls. 3,696,689) re- being an increase of is, 493,065'0n the figures of the previous year. all is osnigarsl ae "Foreign when the building comes under the Foreign Building Rules, and Chinese when under the Chin Building Rules.
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