Thes events had created much excitement amongst the Chinese in the Settlement and in order to allay the fears of the Chinese, the robbers were "exhibited" outside the shop they had raided. Among the great trowd which came to see them about thirty known thieves were arrested, including a few who have been discovered to have been followers of White Wolf. Their houses were searched, and in addition to arms and ammunition, the Police discovered a bottle containing a peculiar drug.
The discovery has had a curious sequel. Late on Tuesday night the the police wers called to an alleyway in the rue de Weikwe and in house there found eight persons in a state of partial unconsciousness, a man, his wife, and four children.
A woman who had been in the house just before the discovery was made was arrested by the police. Remembering that recent crimes had been committed without any ory or alarm having been given, the police searched the hous and found a bottle containing a drug similar to that found in the house of the robbers mentioned above.
The police next discovered that the woman who had visited the house which the family was found drugged had received a bottle containing this drug from one of the robbers. When this fact became known, "he
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