With the transfer of the old Police Headquarters to a Depart ment of the Police at "Hi 4 quite a number of the Chinese heads of sections have been discharged and replaced by experienced men of Japanese nationality though in a few cases Russian' emigrants who formerly served in the Police Force have received appointments.
Formerly the Harbin Police Head: quarters were also the head offices of Police for the whole of the Special Area but from now onwards the Haibin Police Department will control only: the whole of the town and its suburbs, the police force of the Chinese section, known Foochiatien and Sungpu on the other ade of the river, also being Joined up with Harbin itself instead of being separate police stations as they have been heretofore, It is expected that the amalgam. tion of all the police of the district under one head will greatly improve the service and enable the tait to cope with the criminal elements which have lately exceeded all bounds, The fact that there have Deen no kidnapping eases during the She! improvement in. the. police ast six weeks already points, to
service and it is probable that within three months "Harbin will become og 8 of the Far Cai
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