The Commissioner of Police re-vor!
The total rime recorded for the month of June is contained in the owing aes Sia site ott ant Sk SSS tence She pigs corres ase asi Tasos iam htt of 3599 raporel sion wtecren of td ie compan with the figures for May and 227 more than for the corresponding period of last year; the latter increase is accounted for by increas Jed police activity in gambling and narcotic cases.
'Arrests for crime during the month show a decrease as compared w: th May and an increase over the figures for April; 2,106 having been Japprehended in' June ax against 2151 in May and 2,040 in April In addition, 138 persons were taken into custody for crime committed in previous months. Seventy-nine persons were arrested on behalf of Jother authorities.
There was an increase of 52 cases fin opium offences. The Headquarters Narcotic Section carried out 15 raids and apprehended 37 persons. Three of the total number had criminal records and 20 were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment and fines. Seven persons were discharged, eight fined and two are still on remand. Of three foreigners who were on remand in May, two were sentenced to imprisonment and fines, while the sentence of the third (four months imprisonment and a fine of Lire 100) was suspended for five years. In addition, six persons Jarrested in March in connection with fa pill manufacturing factory at 12 avenue Fock, were transferred from {the jurisdiction of the 2nd District Court to that of the Ist District Court, together with 94 Ibs. of red pills and a large quantity of pillmaking paraphernalia. They were charged, together with another per-ison arrested on June 14, for transporting 390 Ibs. of red pills in a private motor-car and sentenced, [three to imprisonment and fines, two to imprisonment, one to imprisonment suspended for two years and Jone was discharged. 684 ozs. of opium, 359% ozs. of red and grey pills, 24 ozs. of white powder containing: heroin, 23 ozs. of white powder containing sugar cane and a small Jamount of morphine or heroin, 3 oz. lof Ethel morphine hydrochloride and tone pill pipe with paraphernalia [were seized. The total fines inf [during the month in connection wi the above offences was $32,400 and. Lire 100. The number of gambling offences increased from 89 to 97. Other forms of crime show little variation, In a letter submitted to the Finance Committee of the Council, the Chairman of the Shanghai Young Women's Christian Associa tion, International Branch, requested 'a grant of Ts. 2,500 to cover half the expenses of the Association's Social Service and Employment Department, which is in financial diffi culties, for the year 1934.
The Treasurer and Controller was unable to endorse the applicatic he being of opinion that public funds should not be applied in support of activities of this kind, Similar adverse comment was made on an application of the sams nature by the Y.W.C.A, in November, 1932, when, on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, it was refused.
'The' Committee on this occasion made the same recommendation to the Council, which endorsed it.
Stolen Property.—Property valued Jat $156,817.57 was alleged to have deen stolen di the month as against property to the value of [$157,289.97 in May. The total value jis made up as follows:
$105,991.29 23,968, 20,468.75, 16,388.59
Property to the value of $41,785.79 iwas recovered during the month.
Finger Print Bureau—During the month the total number of records received by the Bureau from all sources was 2,843. This shows a Jdecrease of 264 as compared with May and an increase of 475 on the corresponding period last year.
'Three thousand and sixteen Gaol cards were received and checked during the month, 1,195 being for verification of prisoners' identity on. admission to gaol, 14 for checking All for on release and 696 for checking of sentences and completion of records lacccording to execution orders is by the Court.
During the meath of June the: Crime Branch Studio took 403: photographs and printed 929 copies.
Released Under Amnesty.—The Jnumber of prisoners released under Government Amnesty during June }was 50, which included 19 habitual Jcriminals, 14 prisoners with previous Jeonvictions but who are not habitual criminals, and 17 who come withi the category of first offenders.
Since the commencement of the Jamnesty 2,312 prisoners have been released under this scheme, while 544 or 24 per cent. of them have been re-arrested and convicted for offences committed since their release.
"Phe statistics of strikes for the month are as follow:-—
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