Shanghai, Jan. 3.
HILE the foreign, and a part of Chinese, population of the city made merry on the New Year's day, the Police force of the International Settlement was as usually occupied, since several crimes, ranging from attempted murder to armed robberies and hold-ups, were reported to various stations during the day to keep detectives busy.
First to be reported to the Police was a drunken brawl ina house of {ll-fame in Woochang Road where two Russians started a quarrel, which ended in one of them being slightly Wounded bythe other, The Police nade one arrest, but since the vie~ tim did not wish to prosecute, the charges against the arrested person were dropped. This was reported to Police soon after 3am.
Next came a hold-up in which a Russian woman Mrs. A. Beck Jave-Jor, way robbed of two gold rings, set with diamonds, "the value of which was given at approximately $800. The hold-up took place at 4.45 %m, when the victim was riding In public rickshaw near Avenue Road. The puller was stopped by an warm ed Chinese, who robbed the-victim fond made his escape in the darkness.
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