Headquarters.—Major.E. H. Me-Michael, Reserve of Officers, is restored to the Active List and retains seniority of rank.
Captain H. Martin, p.8.0., Reserve of Officers, is restored to the Active List dated June 15.
O. S. Benbow Rowe, Esq., m.c., late Shanghai Light Horse, to be Captain dated June 15.
Machine Gun Company.—Lieut. W. J. Hawkins is transferred to the Reserve Machine Gun Company.
Police Report for May..
Serious Crime.—This includes a Serious assault on a Sikh moneylender who was enticed to a piece of vacant ground off Ward Road on May 4 and severely assaulted with a chopper; the death on May 12 of a Chinese fireman attached to the French Fire Brigade who was assaulted with an axe on Avenue Edward VII on February 19 by a hawker during a dispute over a gambling transaction; the attempted murder of a Chinese woman who was stabbed with a dagger at her home in Wuchow Road on May 18 by her husband who afterwards attempted to commit suicide, and the death of a ricsha coolie on May 27 at St. Luke's Hospital who' was assaulted on the Yangtszepoo Road by an unidentified sailor. In the second mentioned case one man has been arrested and was under remand at the end of the month, whilst in the third, the husband has been charged and will be dealt with on_his recovery The woman mentioned in my report for April. as being detained in connexion with the murder of a Chinese who was found dead in an alleyway in the Louza District on April 27, was on May 4 released on a personal bend to appear when called upon to give evidence. The man_ under remand at the end of April charged with the murder of a Chinese mill -forewoman, whose dead body was found in a field off 'Kiaochow Road in April 1922, was on May 10 sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment.
Robbery.—Five reports of armed robbery from dwelling houses and shops and three of armed highway robbery were received during the month.
In connexion with armed robber-sies occurring prior to May 1, four men, one of whom was in possession of a loaded revolver, were arrested. Two were each sentenced to eight years' imprisonment and one to two years whilst the fourth was under remand at the end of the month. Three men were also arrested for being in possession of a loaded automatic pistol and were further charged with conspiring to commit an armed robbery. They were each sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Three Koreans, arrested for being associates of armed robbers and supplying them with arms, were under remand at the end of the month. In connexion with armed robberies which occurred in Chinese territory two arrests were made during the month. One man was ordered to be handed over to the authorities concerned while the other committed suicide in cells whilst awaiting trial. Five mer were also apprehended for having participated in armed robberies in the French Concession, and handed over to the French Police.
Three men mentioned in my report for April as being under remand charged with being in possession of a loaded revolver and with conspiring to commit an armed robbery, were dealt with during the month, two being sentenced to three years' imprisonment and the third to two years. The case in which one man was under remand in hospital at the end of April suffering from a bullet wound received whilst attempting to commit an armed robbery in territory under Chinese jurisdiction was concluded during the month when accused was ordered to be handed over to the authorities concerned.
Four reports of robbery in which no arms were used were recorded during the month. In one of these cases, which occurred in the Gordon Road District, a foreign lady was robbed.
The charge against three Japanese, mentioned in my report for January as being under remand in connexion with a highway robbery which took place on Avenue Haig on December 4, 1922, was disposed of during the month when accused were remitted to the Nagasaki District Court for trial.
Property Stolen.—395__ reports made under this heading during the month represent a total esti.: ed loss of $62,130 and include 19 cases of burglary, 7 of house-breaking, 5 of shop and office-breaking and 1 of godown breaking. _Successful investigation was made in 137 cases, resulting in the recovery of property valued at $17,663, in addition to which recoveries to: the extent of $8,508 were made in connexion with reports received prio: to May 1.
Possession of Firearms.—A Cantonese steward employed on a foreign Steamer was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Mixed Court for being in possession of two Mauser pistols and 201 rounds of ammunition. Two foreigners were also charged with trafficking in firearms, one being sentenced to a term of imprisonment while the other was under remand at the end of the month. In connexion with the arrest_of a Chinese at the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Station by the Chapei Police for being in possession of an automatic pistol and ammunition, three Chinese residing in the Settlement were apprehended and charged with trafficking in arms. They were under remand at the end of the month.
Blackmuil.—During the month two Chinese were each sentenced to three years' imprisonment and expulsion for blackmail. When the case was first reported to the police sums amounting to about $900 had already been paid by the victim for whose arrest the blackmailers alleged a warrant had been issued. On receiving the various sums which were stated to be for the purpose of influencing certain Chinese members of the Force, the accused gave receipts purporting to be stamped by these officers.
False Report.—On May 17 a Chinese woman residing in the Harbin Road District reported to the Police that earlier in the day three men, two armed with revolvers and one with a knife, had entered her house and after one of them had stabbed her on the left wrist, they stole money and clothing to the extent of $200. Subsequent investigation showed that the report was false and that the woman, whose wrist was smeared with blood, had scratched herself with a pin and had pledged the property in question. She was sentenced at the Mixed Court to two weeks' imprisonment.
"Buecutions.—Two Chinese found guilty of armed robbery and the murder of Chinese Police Sergeant No. 344 and his wife at their home in Sinza Road on October 9, 1921, were executed at Lunghua on May 19 in the presence of a representative of the Municipal Police.
Crime Beyond Settlement Limits—During the month 28 cases of robbery and piracy, involving the death of four persons, the destruction of 140 houses by fire and the kidnapping of members of the crews of five boats, were reported as having occurred in territory under Chinese jurisdiction in the neighbourhood of Shanghai. The frequency with which robberies have been committed recently in that part of Ying. Hsiang Kong Village situated outside Settlement" limits formed the subject of a petition
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