With the ce-operation of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai and of the courts and police forces of the Municipality of International Settle. ment and French Concession, during the half year ended June 30, 1938, this department handled 62 ° cases, three of which concerned cruelty to Jdaughters-in-law; eight of cruelty five of cruelty slave girls; ten of cruelty {to adopted children; three of assault Jehild' labourers; one assault on slave girl; one sale of the.child by his Jown father: one case of cruelty to ithe child by is own mother; one case of cruelty to a son by his step father; two cases of abandonment of children by their own parents; three fof stranded children; ten of aban-Jdoned orphans; seven cases of kidnapping and four of forcing girls to solicit for the purpose of prostitation.
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