Shanghai. Dee. 20 Prison terms ranging from three years to seven years were meled out yesterday by the First Special Dis. inet Court to six robbers who have vielimized numerous persons. living in the western district. The leader of the gang, Wu Ching-pao, drew Seven years, while his chief accom plices, Tang Liusting and Pih Tze-dch, months. while Wang Shih-hai were sentenced "to three sears and four years respec: tively.
Chi Fu-kong, a robber suspen police on December 18 ater was. arrested. by' the Pootoo
(tas brought before the tribunal ves: terday" on a_writ of detention pend {ing the arrest of his three accom. plices." They were alleged 10. live Staged a hold-up in a Chinese iron workshop at 319 Robison Toad on [December "18, Before they could tay their hands on anything valuable. an alarm was raised and the police them from Health Report for November The Commissioner of Public Health reports With the commoner notifiable dis-ceases exhibiting a normal seasonal trend, there is little of note to re~ port for the month of November. Malaria showed a slight decline, but the figures are still very much higher than in recent veers, furthermore the proportion of maligsiant tertian cozes which were rarely found in Shanghai ten years ago, is such that one mutt assume that this more serious variety of malaria has definitely established Hiself, Fortunately it is no less amenable to treatment than the les Gangerous forms, and Is definitely less liable to become chronic.
As tnentioned in previous reports the malarial mosquito problem will probably only be solved entirely when the inhabited "areas are extended widely and certain of who adjoining country creas are absorbed in the "Brocess. The oiling of the creeks from which mosquitoes could Teach Shanghai would be an opera tion too vast for the resources of this Town, Fire Brigade Report For November The Chief Ameer reports: Durie the month 67 calls were received, These are classified as Genuine Fires False Alarms (Good intent) 5 False Alarm (Malicious) 1 Chimney" Fire 1
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