The report of the French Police showed that crime had been on the decrease in Janvary. Repressive action by the police resulted i? the arrest of three gangs of kidnappings.
There were two murders during the period, thee first victim being a Chinese lawyer who was shot by unidentified persons while leaving his home. In the second case, assassins chose the manager of a small Chinese bank, killing him as he was entering his car. An attempt to murder a Chinese newspaperman was also made in January. The would-be murderer. who used a knife, was arrested by the police.
Two kidnappings were reported during the month, In the first case it was the manager of a cloth shop in Avenue Haig, who was abducted from the store. He was rescued a few days later from a Chinese straw hut in Hungjao Road. Four of the gang, two of them armed with pistols. were arrested, The second victim was a merchant, who was taken away in his own car in Route Lorioz.
A boy, who had been kidnapped in December while going to school with his sister, was rescued in January in a Chinese hut in the Western district, Three miscreants were arres ed. Another gang of kidnappers. responsible for the abduction of a Chinese accountant of a rice shop was rounded up in Nantao. The victim had paid the five men $2,000 for his liberty.
Only 31 armed robberies were reported during the month and six of them were solved. Six pistols and three imitation firearms were seized. Twelve persons were also arrested for minor crimes.
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