British, Italians, S.M.P., Gendarmerie and "Ta Tao" Police Raid Jessfield Areas Shanghai, Feb. 23. BRITSH, italian and Japanese Gendarmerie ce-operated with the Shanghai Municipal Police yesterday morning when one of the largest raids to have been carried out in the history of Shanghai commenced at 6 a.m., 'a cordon of over 700 men being thrown round a district bordered by Jessfield Road in the north, the creek alongside Jessfield Park, on the south, a wide lane 50 yards east of Jessfield Road gates on the east, and Lane 181
Jessfield Road on the west.
The raid which lasted for one hour, brought no results, however, although some 300 huts, believed to have been housing armed criminals for some time, were searched.
The complement of there taking part, was divided into 20 parties, whilst 70 members of the Shanghai "Municipal Police took up strategic positions to prevent any possible avenue of escape.
Operations were commenced some 50 yards east of Jessfield Park, in a Jane off Jessfield Road. It was in this one also that temporary headquarters, where the various oflcers of the different troops detachments com. manded the men under their orders, were situated, At the zero hour, ten parties enter~ ed the area from Lane 101 sJessfleld Road, working their way in a fan-like formation towards the centre of the area to be raided, whilst at the same time the other ten parties entered a lane off Brenan Road, work= Ing their way to the centre in the The concerted movement by the British and Taian troops, Japanese gendarmes, "Tq Tao" police and 370 members of the SMP, was the finest Dit of inter-allied ce-operation against Such gangsters. as has ever been witnessed In Shanghai, The British and allans with Axed bayonets and Tended rifles gathered at their respective concentration Seater ta aes eel Wille alt during the night the hie] hose. police from various stations Were being herded to their venue in the Red Marlas, hired lorries and Motion vans. The zero hour was dawn and all units got to their ob-Jectives at 5.98 a.m. when the push Dogan.
The police parties, 20 in number, [tervals that potice age still studying! the reports (0 ascertain, which occur~ red first and whether the same gang!
responsible for both.
What wat presumably the frst shooting of the day. occurred shortly' before 8.30 am. When an_undetermined number of gunmen rushed up to a tea-house ay 273 Singapore Road and fired point blank at Li Ching-hal, killed him outright. The child who Was injured in the shooting, was Standing nearby and presumably in the line of fire. The gang. composed, was believed, of anywhere between five and twelve men, then departed Ina southerly direction and Is. beeved to have taken refuge in one Japanese Patrols in Italian Sector Shanghai, Feb. 23.
on agreement with the Shanghai the Japanese Naval Landing Party despatched a number of men to the Western district under the control of Italian forces, it was revealed fat the Japanese press conference yesterday. gliding se otters, a Too" and gut of the shootings in this ds parties were stationed at either end trict yesterday morning, a the two objectives to obstruct an naval spokesman stated.
went of eluding gangsters. Fok peders of the Reserve Unit avFying & subsmachinegun. of the many alleyways between Singayasmuich a the ea-operative moves ore and Robison Roads, presumably ment had to do with the British and attempt to make good their the" Malan "defence "sectors che. AL the simal ihe but areas were two fetcape Into Jessfeld Road
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