Communists:
Following the are of one Wu Yustsai,, a watchman, Gen, Yang Hu, frst missioner for Shanghai and Woosung under the Nationalist regime, who is now Councillor to the Nan-King Government, members, of the Bureau of Public Safety for City Government of Greater Shanghai have discovered a plot to murder the general, Gen, Yang, who was appointed to Fis Shanghai post by Gen. Chiang] Kai-shek following the establishment of the National Government in Nanking, is well-known to many. foreign and Chinese residents of Shanghai. He was an ardent supporter of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen and was cordially hated by the Communists because, during his tenure Of office here, he was made concur-Font, Commissioner for the Party' Parification Movement, his duties Being to purge the Kuomintang of Communist elements. In order. to carry out his duties successfully, he was forced to execute many local Reds.
'On more than one occasion, the] 'Communists made attempts on' Gen. Yang's life but these were uns cessful as he always took special precautions to protect himeelf, Dur ing the past few years, he has been living a retired life, although he: still a Councillor to the National Government, in the French Concession.
Suspicions aroused over the actions of the watchman who had been absenting himself from duty' during the past few weeks. One day, he left his post without permission of the Yang family so he was shadowed and found to be associating with Communists.
'A report' was at once made to Col, Chen Shih-tseng, Commissioner, of Public Safety for Greater Shang-thai, and Wu was arrested several days ago and taken to the Public Safety Bureau, where he admitted to the police that he had been bribed,
cee he' had iniplieated "number ig #09n as an opportunity "arose.
the Rede to murder Gen. Yang!
-of others, who were later arrested, the was detained in custody ponding, further ingui ployment of police women in. con-Junction, therewith ig regarded highly desirable. Reference is made to the number of foreign boys who are seen begging in the streets; recently a boy of 14 was sentenced to three days imprisonment for this offence; itis submitted that this course tends to encourage these} Youthful offenders to drift into the criminal class, The Special" Dis-{riet Court recently ordered the de-Harbin for confinement in any asyortation of a foreign woman
Jum; it is submitted that such a ease should be accompanied by a police woman to her destination.
From the Annual Police Report it noted that in 1990 there were 52 foreign women in prison and it ig submitted that the evidence in such cases should be taken by policewoman who would. ultimately conduct these eases to the court for: {rial Te foreign countries police women are usedafor street patrols; however agreed that conditions in Shanghai are so different from those of Western cities that this might not be practicable. The duties Policewoman in" Shang! therefore presumably be confined to Court work, assistance on behalf of youthful offenders and possibly the inspection. of cabarets" employing Iaage numbers of women and young policewoman are the detection shop lifting and the censorship of brawl occurred early on April 26 in the "largest ballroom in [Shaaghai" between two civilians, during the course of which the first gas bomb in Shanghai was utilized fin a purely civilian affair. The vie-firn was. partially blinded for a number of hours and the aggressor, [shocked with what he had done, took his opponent off to the General Hospital, where his injuries were attended' to, He left Shanghai on his ship early. on the following morning.
Although on one occasion, 1 police called in British troops with bombs to overcome an armed bandit fin the famous "Sydney Street" jater in Wayside two years ago, fat no other time have either for-feigners or Chinese resorted to gas facile thee differences. "Tha wea pon employed was a fountain pen mustard gas bomb.
The principals in the affair" were two American citizens—the [victim a quartermaster on the States Steamship Line str. Goldea Sun and the other a ron the same [vessel who. disembarked from the vessel and took up quarters in the [Foreign Y.M.C.A. The complainant before leaving" port said, in response to official queries, not wish to take" any action against him, He was a little drunk when he did it." Other than slight soreness and weakness to his lexes, the quartermaster uninjured. taking of evidence of women offend-According to the story of the com-Jers, the view obtains that these deplainant, the two met and decided Vinquents are placed in a humiliating to see Shanghai, They had a few drinks and later went to the Casanova cabaret, where peace and har-many reigned between the parties.
Regarding street walkers. The Afoving on t another cabaret, Pater ton borer they sat round for some time, hav-jing several drinks. In the course that this evil could be minimized by lof a subsequent conversation, words passed between the quartermaster, jand his friend, who is now resident the representatives jin Shanghai. "The altercation beuphasiaed that at this stage they dig' not desire " that the Coanell came heated, words leading to infvectives and' the complainant chal-should commit itself to any definite longed the other to a fight. They Policy in this matter. At present left the ballroom. "On the way out the Women's Organizations" would it appears that they squared off, be-satiated if the Council would lout others standing by. intervened agree to invite an expert police between ther. woman" to Shanghai, - preferably During the skirmish and their from Alexandria, where such women attempts to release themselves, th have been. successfully functioning passenger of the Golden Sun man-for some years, in order local conditions and Fe aged partially to free himoelt'and, ing in his pocket, pulled out desirability oF otherwise 0 bombing machine®. " Pressing troduction of "women police Shanghai, the button trigger, he released the In connection with the above obcharge, which at a distance of a few feet, was squirted into. the servations, the following views were recorded by members and the Commissioner of Police: With the victim screaming with The introduction of the probation-pain from the mustard gat. in his S57 aystem is entirely a matter for the Courts: the Council has no Rest and eyes, the crowd came 0 his. assistance. eggresoor legislative authority to set up such suddenly came to his senses and machinery. after some minutes, a motor car Certain of the duties which it is been called," wert with suggested could efficiently be. dis-friend" to the General Hospital. charged by policewoman are at present undertaken by wardresses. An Attendants' applied compresses, at Jonce to the affected eyes and' the inereage in the number of these in quartermaster was put to bed. order to permit them to accompany This having been done the other women and children to Court could telephoned to. Settlement police and bbe considered. In respect of cabaret informed them, "I have shot a employees, the system of registra-Iman," giving his address. Detection was recently introduced solely tives—Det-Sgt. Barton from Bub-in political interests. maintaining order in ct ling Well station, and others from the licensee, since Sinza attended—and on Jearhing of the licence conditions, his licence Ywheregthe trouble had. occurred, drawn. 'The' Committee Earned" the case over to the French wy that, having regard to local conditions, the functioning of policewoman on' the streets is quite while proved that the weapon was jef American make, paterred in 1925. impracticable, As the majority of the foreign women arrested and conngumuuch as the complainant would victed are sulfject to Chinese furisnot prefer a charge, the aggressor diction, it is realized that the Coun-was not detained. cil has no power, nor should it be In the past a number of various jealled upon, to arrange for accom-kinds of gas pistols have been offer-anying such cases to other cities. led for sale hero, but on the poli Further the view obtains that hay-having received information of their ing regard to the size of the popula. public disposal, short shrift was tion of Shanghai the number of eases involving foreign women and ive Ts. The sveapo iven to the venders. The *veapon
is however, from were, of continental st iron and quit ch offences as. burglary, this "one is of "American iterly and cele ontesion with srmed'_ robbery and king gin, patented in 1025, fangs, From the Police Department is made of aluminium, Statistics, the Committee fs not eon fweight—and can be attached to a. waist coat pocket, without nen police is justi inconvenience. The "pistol"
'Members also inclined to the view that, if the engagement of women safe' for he holder, inasmuch as after it is cocked by palling the butt police were authorized, to render the back, the clip fits over the trigger system. really effective a consider-button as a safety catch. able number would be required; The barrel is shaped mach like a View, however, of the heavy cost rifle cartridge, about the size of involved by maintenance of the 30.80, with the orifice slightly Police Force, they were of opinion [smaller'than a.38 calibre pistol. that the results to be obtained by [The ordinary gas pistol is loaded the appointment of a considerable with a specially prepared cartridge, number of policewoman would not be commensurate with the cast which is exploded when the ring] pin strikes a°cap. This weapon, it curred. has been stated, can be used, how:
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