The Archive · 1939

Extraordinary Police

Measures Revealed

Shanghai, Mar. 23 A total of 2,121 search parties were carried out by various police "and military units in Shanghai during the month of February, according to the February report of the Commissioner of Police, As a result of the intensified cam-again Inunched against the city's rime elements, 1,690 station searehing parties, 201 hotel and" lodging house raids, and" 16 investigations made on the basis of anonymous 1 offs were carried out by Shanghai's hara working police force.

'Twenty-lwo searches were instituted military' patrols, 26 by S.C. patrols, and one by' the Armoured Car Patrol. The Reserve Unit turned out to one call to the scene of 2 bomb incident and one call toa shoot ing affray.

During the month of February, oe cording to the report, the Police dealt with 1,534 obstructions, 4811 hawkers, 1,267 beggars, and 188 citerers

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