Shanghai, Nov. 22.
An increase of 309 cases of rime was recorded by" the Thternational Settlement. Police for the month. of Oetoler, the monthly report divine of 2566 eases, including, 215, to light by Police investiza-'On the other hand, arrests also showed an increase, Tess than 1.895, persons being apprehended during the month, In addition to these, 141 per sons were taken into custody "for Crimes committed in previous months. while. 23 persons were arrested on behalf of other authorities, Nineteen, Jarge quantity were seized.
Division recorded 31 cases of shoplifting and 142-0f pocket-picking. lurresting 180 persons for these crimes. The Mendquarters Narcotic Section carried out sixteen raids, taking 6 persons into custody, while 191 were rested by various police stations in the. Settlement Property valued at $871,804.34 was alleged to have been stolen, with $220.240.40 being recovered during the month, There were seventeen strikes in the Settlement during the month of October, in 2253 workers and mie in the loss of 12.197 working.
The concerns affected included several dyeing factories, Chinese tailor four mill and other estab:
ix, Three other strikes affec. ted both the International Settlement and French Concession,
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