Alleged Threatening Letter Writers Keep Appointment The wiles and ability of the: Shanghai police force, in particular the non-uniformed branch, were revealed on Saturday, when they effected the arrest of three of a gang, who had sent threatening letters to Shanghai and Mangchow Prior to the coup, negotiations between the police, through the recipients of the letters, and the jeriminals, had reached such a point that a rendezvous was established —the new Chinese Post Office, time Saturday morning between 10 and iam.
At the appointed time three! farmer-looking chaps, with the supposed $50,000 asked took up! their stand at the corner. THe one was hatless, the other wore, head dress typical of the local agricul turist, while the third had a big paper medical plaster, which covered half his face. In the back ground! more Chinese detectives stood by, while in convenient door ways wer' Chief, Det-Insp. Cruickshank, Det. Sgt. Williamson and several othe~ armed mien, Expecting a revolver duel with the letter-writers, the police
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