The Archive · 1924

Suspected Arms Runners

Dramatic Night Arrest by River Police on the Huangpu After Sharp Tussle we Fronokmen and " German possession of 17 automatic pis tols and 1,000 rounds of tion were smartly ewptured by two] Chinese constables in the River Police on the night of the 17tb instant, The constables were patrolling the river in a sampan near M.S: Ohambbrd. is anchor~ ed. in midstream. Shortly after 8 o'clock their suspicions were} fsroused by" another sampan oon: {ining the foreigners, which the topped. The foreigners resis the constables to frighten thetD, afterwards.throwing the - weapon into the water. Shortly' after ALB.K. Inunely came to]

assistance. When the craft reached the two sampang further sistance is said to. have offered by the foreigners. but they were. eventually" gob. into the motor-bent, They "asked taken ashore or back to their ship, while the police told. the motor: boat's Inodah to proceed to_ the Wetmore Road Police Hulk. "Further trouble appeared. imiment chen a foreign police officer, Sat. Pensen, made his apponrance another sampan and ordered. the motor boat t0 pro cord to the Hulk,

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