Shanghai Shoot ‘Em Society

By Tina Kanagaratnam | July 15th, 2018 | Buildings, Concession Era, French Concession, People, Rue du Consulat, Shanghai Municipal Police, Shanghai streets | 0 Comment

If you need proof that living in Old Shanghai really was like being in a Bonnie and Clyde movie, consider the story of the Shanghai Shoot ‘Em Society, reported in colorful detail in The China Press newspaper. It was November 24, 1929, just a month after the dramatic stock market crash in the U.S. A group described by the ...