'A Japanese Precedent Misappropriation and fraud ac-Jcounted for about two-thirds of the property stolen, Property valued at $114,752.59 was recovered during the month.
Finger Print Bureau,—During August the total number of records received by the Bureate from all Jsourees was 2.989. This shows an increase of 741 as compared with last month and a decrease of 128 compared. with the corresponding period Jot last year, "2,708 gaol cards" were received and checked during the month, 1005. for verification of pris: Joners" identity on admission to. gaol, M41 for checking of appeal decisions, joe, 962 for verifeation of identity fon release from gaol, and 537 for Jchecking of sentences and completion Jot records according to execution orders issued by the court.
Communism—Of eleven persons prosecuted during August for offences relating to communism, four were Jextradited to the Chinese Authorlties and one, a Formosan, was handed Jover to the local Japanese Consular Authorities, while the case against the remaining six had not concluded tthe end of the month "hose prisoners were arrested in the course fof raids at eight different addresses in the Settlement where quantities Jot communist literature were, seized, 'A total of 9,414 copies of "Red" books Jand Teaflets. were obtained by the Municipal Police during the month, One -prisoner under remand from JSuly on charges under this heading iwas "extradited to the Chinese Authorities on August 7.
Strikes—Statistics of strikes which loceurred' in the Settlement and other areas during August are as follows:— settlement French Concesston 1 [Chinese cantrol-Ted territory 4 126a 409, Tom 2 oan "46 corresponding month of 1033 129 86.378, Rlee—'The average prices, of lee for the month of August 1934 are as Chinese Rice Saigon Rice ost quality $1874 $1240 per plout JGood quality $1201 tite Jordinary quality $1200 §.1000
Due to the long drought, the price Jot rice soared to $13.80 " per plout during the month. The maximum. price limit of $13.00 por pew sot by the Bureau of Social "Affairs was finer eased during the month to $13.0 at the request of the rice merchants, but nevertheless a number of retail shops are selling the best quality prices over the maximum,
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