'Shanghai, Jan, 16, The Russian Detachment of the Shanghai Municipal Police started new life at midnight, ready to carry" out new assignments and duties, "the latter reduced at the moment, Russian sentries, guarding the Garden Bridge since'the depot ture of the British troops from tle city, were relieved by members of the' American Company of "Br Battalfon, which is to carry out these duties til] January 24 when it will hand over the guard to "AY Battalion, Corps Troops and the Armoured Car Company will relieve "A" Battalion on January 28, The guarding of the Shanghai ABinicipal Administration Building, carried out by the Russian Detachment*for the past several months, has been abolished The unit, how: ever will continue to guard the Internment Camp for the Chinese soldiers in Kiaochow Road. Pontoon duties along the Bund have been altered, and the Russian Detachment, Instead of detailing sonirles to the Jetties, will send out foot - patrols, One of these will be detailed to the section of the Bund from the Gal den Bridge to Custom House, while {he second from there to' the French The Russian Detachment will, not change uniforms for some time yet, but police badges, buttons and Shoulder badges will be worn, The web equipment has been changed for leather bandoliers and belts Briton Robbed of Shoes Anid Clothes in Hongkew Shanghai, Jan, 20.
Adding to the list of foreigners who were held up in recent months at hight in IM-Ht streets in the Tongshan Road district in Hongkew by armed and other miscreants was the robbery carly yesterday morning of Mr. Hullo, a British subject.
At about 1.20 am, Mr. Hullo-was going along Tongshan Road when he }was accosted by five Chinese, two of whom brandished iron bars over his head while the others relieved for his clothes and shoes and $230 cash, after dragging him into a Public latrine.
The incident was reported to the Wayside police station and detectives were sent to make an investigation fat the scene of the hold-up, but no trate was found of the ruflans.
Several eases came to light recently Jot foreigners being held up. by rumlans at aight in the came vicinity. In one instance a Pole was intercept: ed by several threatening Chinese and robbed of his wallet and other property.
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