During the month one murder was committed in the Settlement. On August 29, two Chinese walking along Tiendong Road were suddenly attacked from behind by a man armed with a knife, both received injuries to which one succumbed on August 30, The assailant, who made speed his escape, is believed to be a member of a Workers' Union which the deceased had refused to join.
Two eases of attempted murder were reported in the Settlement. On August 10 a watchman employed at Sassoon House, found a Chinese female suffering from a number of stab wounds lying in a small side room. The coolie employed in the ested and charged murder, On August 1G a Chinese was attacked in a teashop on Yuenchang Road by a gang of loafers, four of whom were armed ith iron bars and one with a pistol, the latter fired five shots all of which took effect but were not fatal. The attack is suspected to be the out-tome of a gang quarrel.
Twenty-seven persons were _ar-vested during the month on charges of-murder and attempted -murde if these five were arrested in con-rection with a murder committed in Pootung.
Twenty-seven persons were rested in connection with armed abduction during the month. In addition to this number two were shot dead while resisting arrest.
Abducted orsons released.—The son, nephew and the Secretary of a Chinese ex-official who were kidnapped in May last returned home on August 12. They reported that they had been released from a house in the French Concession as the result of a raid by the French Police. This story proved to be false and it is suspected that ransom was paid. On August 25 Municipal police in ce-operation with French police ded a house situated in an alleyway off Route Joseph Frelupt. Sergeant Moir mounted the stairs leading to the room in which the kidnapped man was confined and was immediately met. by the guards inside. Alt to fire from abo tinued to advance firing as he went. As a result several persons were wounded, one killed and another died of wounds on the back drying stage while attempting to escape. Sergeant Moir was slightly wounded fon the shoulder while mounting the stairs. In all two persons were Ned, three badly wounded, two arrested and the kidnapped' man released. In this connection eighteen other arrests were effected thus breaking up a very formidable gang of armed kidnappers. Ca-operation between the two Forces was excellent, Armed Robbery.—Twenty-four reports of armed robbery from premises and seven on the highway were received during the month, showing an increase of ten on the preceding month and a decrease of thirty-one on the corresponding period of last year. Three cases of attempted armed robbery was also recorded. In one of these two Indian Watehmen gallantly grappled with one of the armed robbers and, although fired upon and wounded by the man's confederates, kept him assistance arrived, In another instance a man farmed with a loaded stick assaulted and attempted to rob a shroff who, however, raised an alarm which resalted in the arrest of his assailant.
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