After more than 28 years of service with the Shanghai Municipal Police Deputy Commissioner R, W. Yorke, in Charge of the SMP. Special Branch, has handed in his resignation, it was learned yesterday morning. Mr. Yorke will fu all probability spend his retirement in Australia where he will be joined by his family.
The police officer is at present away from Shanghai on short leave and it is believed that he will not return te this city, but will sai to Australia, Joining the force at the age of twenty, Mr. Yorke rose steadily through hard work to attain one of the highest positions in the. S.M.P. At One time he was in charge of "B" Division amd was appointed head of the Special Branch about three years ago. The retiring officer is a native of Nottingham and 48 years of age.
It will be recalled that an attempt was made on his life recently when two gunmen opened fire at his car, Piercing it in three places. The attack was made at 9 a.m. on September 6 when the police official was on his way to Police Headquarters, The two gunmen, who were in white foreign clothes, drew their pistols as soon as Mr. Yorke's car, driven by a Chinese chauffeur, came out of lane 749 Vu Yueo Road.
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