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"FOR THE SAKE
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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1933.
COLONY QUIET
COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF LG.P.
"The your 1932 in regard to and order, was quiet."
law
munists here. This may be ac- OFFICER FOUND SHOT.
Shanghal.
DEATH OF MN. W. J. SPRINTALL AT SWATOW
According to advicos from
counted for by the successful action taken against all branches of the Far Eastern Communist Party situated in Shanghai, Canton, Indo- China and the Straits Settlements. |-- As a result, the Hongkong Com-! munist Party has had to rely main- ly on its own efforts to support Swatow, Mr. William J. Sprintall, That satisfactory statement ap-itself, though meagre funds have Chief Engineer of the B. and S. was found pears in the introduction of the periodically been obtained from steamer Ying Chow, annual report of the Inspector
dead, under, tragic circumstances. General of Police (Hon. Mr. E. D.
Crime Summary..
It appears that on Saturday dond in C. Wolfe), to be tabled at meeting
morning he was found The total number of cases to- of the Legislative Counoll to-
ported to the police during the year his cabin, sitting in a chair, with 1932 was 21,071 as against 22,728 a bullet wound through his head, alía:
in 1931 being a decrease of 1,655 and a londed revolver lying on the or 7.2%. The average for the last floor at his feet. five years la 21,896.
An Inquest, was immediately There were 5,707 serious cases in held before the British Consul at increase of 428 or 7%. There was
morrow.
The report says inter There was a decrease of 1.665, compared with 1031, in the total to the number of cases reported police,-but-the-decrease was--in-
minor offences. There was an in. | 1032 ás against 3,284-in-1931an Swalow; and deceased was buriòd"; crease of 423 in serious offencos.an increase of 4 cases in house at the Kakohich Cemetery the The developments of the Sino-
19 breaking,
burglaries, 180 samo afternoon. Japanese dispute called for con-
The late Mr. Sprintall, who was larcontes and 13 murders. Rob- tinuous vigilance in the Colony beries decreased by 9 cases.
The only 32 years of age, was a well- throughout the year. Events In number of robberies during 1932 known and popular officer on the Shanghai in January and February was 70 casca distributed as follows: China Const, having been out here Have occasions to the local popula- 23 cases in Hongkong, 33 in since 1924, in which year he joined tion here to indicate their sympa-Kowloon and 14 in the New Terri- Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, and thies by extravagant use of fire-tories as against 79 cases in 1981, he was considered crackers, but no disorder occurred.
one of the
-There were 15,864 minor cases emartost engineers in the service. Compared with 1931, there was a during 1932, as against 17.444 in It is understood that he leaves a decrease of one case in the number 1931, a decrease of 2,080 or 11.9%. wife in Hongkong, to whom he was of piracles on ships, and an in-
The estimated value of property married early this year. crease of three cases in the number stolen during the year 1932 was of junk piracies,
$714,205.52 as against $562,273.93
Political Bureau.
during 1931, an increase of $161.- 1,445 as against 1,420 in the year During the year under review, 031.69 or 22.6%. The average for 1931. The total number of persons the working of the Politica the last five years is $747,534.97. passed as motor drivers was 1,239 Bureau has been much facilitated The value of property recovered as against 1,116 in the year 1931. by the increase of ataff allowed. during the year 1932 was $85,830.- The total number of accidents re- This has enabled it to watch suc- 29 or 12% of the property stolen, ported was 1,134 as against 1,080, A REMARKABLY
. FINE
cessfully the general activities of as against $88,451.09 or 16% of in the year 1931. The total num
ber of fatal accidents was the Communist Party in Hongkong. the property stolen during 1931: WITH CHINESE DRAMA
Information gathered from time to
· Motor Licences.
agalnat 62 in the year 1931. time Indicates that this year has CANTONESE AND
The total number of persons BOTH
been a very lean year for the Com-examined as motor drivers was MANDARIN DIALOGUE,
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