Intense police activity continues on The Bund as the S.MP. Central Station force fights the various nuisances that have sprung up with the emergency conditions.
The magnitude of the police measures, is reflected in the latest available arrest figures, which show that total of 466 persons were taken into custody on The Bund during the week ended May 29 Of this number. 88 were arrested for loitering, 3 for picking pockets, 6 for extortion (in connection with the handling of merchandise and produce), 6 for theft, 249 for breach of various by-laws (admitted to bail), 77 as beggar and 37 on suspicion of sundry offences but subsequently released.
"Vice Dens" Raided tinuing against their drive dens,"
detectives of Louza Station raided two rooms in the Yangtsze Hotel and a house in Kiukiang Road, where two men, and a woman together with six girls were arrested on charges of operating unlicensed singsong houses and entertaining guests without licences The two men were fined $30 each, the woman, $15, while five of the six girls were each fined $5. The other girl was acquitted by the First Special District Court yesterday morning.
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