—22 cases of armed robbery and piracy were reported as have ing recurred during the mont under Chinese jurisdie-Shots were exchanged beween the Police and the robbers two eases, resulting in an officer and three pedestrians being injur-od Serious Crime, This includes the attempted murder of a Chinese policeman who war fired at and Wounded by an armed robber in} Singa Distviet on October 173, the attempted murder of Chinese Hetective who wie tired at and Wounded while effecting the arrest of @ gang of armd desperadoes in Wayside District on October 3 and the attempted murder shooting of a Chinese male over a gambling quarrel in Hongkew District on October One man arrested in connexion with the former case, seven persons taken into custody in the second. case anid one ind apprehended in the waiting trial at Further Progress in gation of Serious Crime occurring prior to October 1, 1926.
Chines arrested on August 20 on a charge of being concerned with others already convicted of the murder by shooting of a Chinese us sentenced to five years! i prisonment and expulsion, The ease against i Chinese who was apprehended for murder in Louza n October 28, 1925, was diemisved, The eave against a Chinese. "taken into custody for, murder in Hongkew District May 18 1, was withdrawn, Two Chinese ubvested for murder fat Changchow 1925, were bunded over to the Changchow Authorities. A Chinese appri hended for the murder by drowning of a male Chinese in August, 1924, was bunded over to the River Police. ae ed for the murder No. 105 on May 16, 1925, was sentenced to death. Several charges of arnied robbery were also Proved against this individual. 11 Chinese taken into custody in September on a charge of armed Resugeer—The Chinese Hotel re-isters indicate that in addition to persons who are coming in by steamer from River ports, refugees flocking {o the Settlement from towns and. cities in. the provinces of Kiangsu and Chekiang.
The ery, "Hand the International Settlement back te China" is heard no more in the circles in which it wa: formerly a stock phrase, and the local advocates of this policy are rather unpopular for the time of Sdldiers in Shangferoiting amonget the Chin-the Rei Army in Canton carried on somewhat during "the month, parties have been Time to tine by at von Of approsimmately one thousand Russiante who are mow or were recently at Loyang, about two haa-dred were enlisted here and passed to that place on steamers by way creat number of Chinese Armed" Robberiee.—During. the
banks te individuals have installed simple alarms with a view Combating. the, armed robber tnenne. "Experience shows that a cory cave where an alarm inthe form of the Blowing of a relicewhivtle or the screaming. of wants fe sive, the cceutred on Septem= When a party robbers "entered No. 141 Road. held up. the em-{proceeded (o empty the While this was in progress wne of the ston araatants fatiched san alarm Which rang next door {in response to which the neighbours fuel gr crin to sous shop where the robbers were
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