The Archive · 1940

More Crimes Reported In Concession

Shanghai, Dee. 7, There were more crimes in the French Concession during the month of November, but due to the strict measures carried out by the police thorities, the increase had not been In four different eases, four bandits were shot down by the Dolice following alarms raised by the "The French Police were informed of two murders during the month, and the killer had been identiNed in the first ease, while one of the murderers was arrested in the second Nanking to Stop Strikes Shanghai, Dee.

Representatives of the new Nanking' regime will try to prevent strikes in Shanghai ce that labour troubles may be settled without eaus-ing inconvenience to the public. Thi revealed in a press interview published yesterday. by the "Sin Shun Pao," quoting Mr, Ting Mo-chuen, Minister of Social Afvairs at Nanking.

Mr. Ting was said to have order~ the Social Movement Committee In Shanghai to prevent strikes trying Instigators of strikes which are called Without listening to. advices from officials will be arrested as Mr. Ting was said to be very much cot cerned over peace and order Shanghai. In settling labour trouble prievanees of both employers and employees should be. taken into careful consideration. crime.

There were two kidnapping cases Concession, and in both cases.

abductors were arrested and their tie time released. Armed robberies were given at 31, including (we attempts, and seven of these had been in the course of November, ten men were arrested for armed seized. a eri robberies and four pistols were

Other crimes including 57 minor larceny eases, resulted in the arrest of 25 persons. Seventeen of these crimes were solved. ie S30. Health Report for last week shows that a total of ten foreigners and 701 Chinese issd from. various causes during the period; 49 Chinese died from tuber-Culosis, 75 cases being notified, two foreigners also died from the same disease, Typhoid fever claimed 22 Chiness, 29 cases being notified: fifteen eases of diphtheria were reported among the native population four proving fatal,

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