Mr. Moir has spent 9 little over eleven years in the Settlement Fore and his rapid promotion has been due to his outstanding ability and courage In the performance of police duties. He has served with excep: tional merit in both the uniform and detective branch and has held responsible posts in the two divisions, Before he went on his second tong leave, he was Senior Detective, with the rank of sub-inspector, atthe Chengtu Road Station. He was pr moted to inspector—one of the young:
ar est fo attain the rank-—white on leav assigned to uniform duty at the side Station, where he was. mai second-in-command. "He "held that ost until his retirement from the Force a few days ego, 'The three decorations which Mr. 'Moir earned for conspicuous gallant try In the performance of duly are the SIN Police Distinguished Con: nct, First and Second Class, and the French Gold Cross pour' valeur," which has never before, or since, been bestowed on a member of the Settlement Police. Mr. Moir thus
tions at the same time, the only holder of all three decora-was in August, 1929, months after he had' received the 'SIN, Police D.C.M, Second Class, for "shooting it out" with armed robbers, that Inspector Moir fought his mos' spectacular battle with desperate criminals, It wrs in' the early morning of August 25 and Mr. 'Moir, then a detective-sergeant attached to Central Station, had" been apprisca of the presence' of armed kidnappers in a small house inthe French Concession. He entered the place, encountered seven desperadoes, shot and killed "three instantly, wounded two others and then, al: though himself, wounded, helped In the capture of still others. Af'et the fierce battle he was confined for 3 brief period to the General Hose pital unfit his wound healed,
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