Property valued at $619,533.35 was alleged to have been stolen as against property valued at $491,077.43, in December. Property valued $199,- 34346 was recovered.
One foreigner, 20 male and nine female Chinese committed suicide during the month.
Notable work performed by the police during the, month included The arrest of nine members of a gang of armed robbers and the seiture of two imitation pistols Apprehension of 29 members of a gang of armed robbers and the seiture of an automatic pistol and ammunition Arrest at the scene of an attempted armed crime of four male Chinese in possession of three pistols and subsequent arrest of three confederates The shooting of an armed robber and the arrest of three others together with the seizure of a revolver The arrest of a male Chinese in the act of committing.a highway robbery together with the seizure of an imitation pistol and subsequent arrest of two others Arrest of thirteen male Chinese for being concerned in the theft of over 310000 worth of tobacco from the godown of a foreign company and the recovery of the stolen property Three of the accused were sentenced to terms of imprisonment and six were fined; and The arrest of a male Chinese against whom one charge of instigating murder and twelve charges of instigating "A" Division recorded 37 cases of shoplifting, a decrease of four as compared with the previous month 66 arrests were made. There were 143 cases of pocket-picking, an increase of 23 as compared with the previous month—91 arrests were made of the four motor cars reported stolen, three were recovered. Of the 258 bicycles stolen, 56 were recovered and 87 arrests were made in connection with these thefts. There were 164 cases of snatching, a decrease of 25 as compared with the figure for December, 158 arrests being made,
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