The Archive · 1939

Police, S, V.C. Parties

"hat Search Hotels Assisted by detachments from the Russian Regiment, S.V.C., the Reserve Unit of the Shanghai Municipal Police in conjunction with a police party from Louza station carried out two raids at 9.30 pin. last night in Tien tsin Road and Hoopeh Road.

With a cordon of steel-helmeted Russian volunteers placed around the establishment the first place to be raided was the Grand Shanghai Hotel in Tientsin Road. Here the police parties searched all rooms but no arrests were made.

The second raid was staged at the Haitong Hotel in Hoopeh Road. After thorough search throughout the building the police parties left at about 10 p.m., no arrests having been made.

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