There were iwo celebrated kidnapping cases; the victims were released unharmed and the criminals brought to justice. There was the attempted assassination of Mr. T. V. Soong and other Chinese officials at the North Railway Station, in which wholesale arrests were made. There was the interesting and highly important Chartered Bank fraud case, in which the ringleaders were placed in custody within 48 hours of the crime. The many nationalities involved necessitated trials in five different courts, And there were other spectacular cases to keep Mr. Robertson and his staff busy. At one time, it is said, Louza Station cells held 56 men arrested for crimes all committed while under arms. The handling of the Soong case earned ior the detective chief a Chinese Government decoration conferred few months ago by Gen. Wu Te-chen.
Mr. Robertson had been promoted to Chief Inspector in March, 1933 and on November ]'of the same year he became a Superintendent. As Superintendent he held various responsible posts at Police Headquar ters and in Divisions, including tho"e of Detective Divisional Officer, Po". sonal Assistant tò the Deputy Commissioner (Crime), and Divisional Officer. As Assisbmt Commissioner he now fills the position of Divisions! Officer "A" Division, which includes the Central, Louza and Chengtu Road police
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