Some details of the so-called Woo-ug and Shanghai Special Service Corps reported to be attached to the Chinese Army, were revealed by the police at the trial, in the First Special District Court, yesterday, of twelve men who Were rounded up tives of the S. M. Police recently as terrorist suspects, A total of 105 men and women were arrested, but only twelve men of these were charged yesterday, another man was ordered handed over to the French Police in connection with the murder of Mr, Kyi Tsoong-yuen in Rue Conty, and others had been released for lack of evidence, Of the twelve men, three were accused of attempting to murder Mr. Dou Yih-loong, a refugee camp chief, in Sinza Road, on January i4, by shooting at him with a pistol., They and the nine other prisoners were further accused of being members of a criminal gang.
According to-police testimony based on statements of the prisoners, the Woosung and Shanghai Special Service Corps was headed by Gen, Kao Chieh of Kiukiang and its local office was headed by Gen, Yue Chi-fong who was assisted Feng, This association about 160 members, but, owing to the interruption of communic ons, the number was reduced to about 40 when the suspects were taken int custody The arrested men all admitted The estimates of expenditure tu 1938 of the Volunteer Corps, Fire Brigade and Police Force, together with the reports of the Treasurer Controller thereon, were submitted to the Watch Committee on February The estimates of ordinary expe: ture for the S.V.C. as presented totalled $786,950 or an increase over ti 1(37 Budget figures of $167,980. As the result of various adjustments made by the Treasurer & Controller iz agreement with the Commandant the estimates were reduced to $699,- 980 or an increase of $81,010 over the 1937 Budget figures. For the Volunteer units, the amended estimates showed an increase of $24,410; for the Russian Detachment, the estimates showed an increase of $41,410, the balance being accounted for under Stock and Stores.
In the estimates of extraordinary expenditure for the S.V.C., appro tions amounting to $7,000 have been udod for improvements at the Rifle Range, and $20,450 for Engineers Stores, e Brigade The estimates of ordinar: ture for the Fire as submitted amounted to $1,266,898, an increase of $263,518 ove; the cou parative figure for 1937, As the result of adjustments made by the Treasurer & Controller after d sion with the Chief Off mates v reduced to $979 Bri establishment changed, The adin made chiefly on it ins under ihe being members of the Corps, some saying they were of the communica-department, others of the tigation department, till ers were of the executive depa: ment, The pistol used in the attempted murder of Dou Yih-loong was sup-lied by Wong Feng and, after the Crime, persons who took part in the work were each given $20 One of the prisoners charged yesterday was a former officer of the Chinese Army still suffering from shrapnel wounds received during the fighting around Shanghai, He was allowed to sit down throughout the hearing, He was of the communications department of the Corps and} his work was to travel between Shanghai, Ningpo and Hankow. Two other accused did not take part in any terrorist activities, being only a boy and cook employed by the Corps, the police told the Judge.
The been questioned, an a of the hearing was ordered,
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