Extraordinary police measures adopted Avenue Edward VI. which has become to be known as Shanghai's Fleet Street owing to the concentration of English and Chinese longue age newspapers, reveal the vigilance exercised by the foreign' authorities since the abortive gang raid onan American-owned Chinese Tanguage newspaper two weeks ago. Working fon a skilfully devised plan of campaign which collapsed owing to unexpected obstruction, angsters from the "badlands" district attempt fed {0 attack the newspaper for political reasons eft four dead and twenty wounded in their trail, Since then, Avervie Edward VIE has been placed on i War-tini* footing. 'Through eoroperation of the Shanghai Municipal Potice, the French police have taken over control of the highway' on both sides. erecting concrete pillboxes and" providing an armoured sor patrol, with armed police, giving them command of the rond and sulleient forees to prevent any Lepetition no matter how large might be any {uture effort, Motorists using the road have experienced the thoroughness of these emergrency police forts, and as threats of further: Falds have been received, the authorities are showing every Intention oF preventing or com= batting any more of this gangsters activities on fine Shanxhai's most principal thoroughfares, There is no intention of casting, aspersions on the comparative efficiency of the two police forces controlling the two foreign areas of Shanghai. Nor can there be any criticism of the character of personnel who rissle their lives daily protecting the public against one of the most desperate und. murderous. bands of xangsters that a police force ever had to face, but tone. thing stands out prominently to the observer. That ix. the contrast in equipment Which permits the. French Concession police to wing Into action mobile and other ferns of defence which the Shanghai Municipal Police {do not possess. The French police have over 30 armoured cars and a system of elicient port ble blockhouses which put them on a higher Athan the Municipal Police, who have few obsolete S.V.C. armoured. ears on they can rely in an emergency. There a riot squad capable of expeditious mobiliza-Won "and effective use. but other resources lure practically non-existent. These are extreme: their dangerous job, lessen ties and elevate ihe standard This journal yields to none its appreciation of the Joyal and courageous, service of the Shanghai Municipal Police, but this servi obviously suffers from lack of adequate equipment.
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