Chinese Arrested on Charge of Ingenious False Pretences One of the largest swindleg which has been perpetrated in the Far East for years, the police alleged came to the attention of the Mixed Court on Tuesday morning when a Chinese will charged with having obtained 600,000 guilders in Java by, false pretences. The complainants the Netherlands Trading lege that accused Jered a reputable man When the opport vrity came, it is stated, accused manipulated pepper eases in a godown in fuch a manner as to de+ ceive the buyers of the cargo. He had built, according to the story, a Inrge wooden frame and had piled the pepper eases around and ove the cargo thus appearing to be complete pile. After specimens had Eeen taken and sample boxes weig! ed, the amount involved, it ix stated, paid over to accused whom, it was elleved, decamped.
On Saturday night, after having received information of the wheres abouts of the police went to Nanking:
ance of the Bureau of Foreign, Affairs and the Chinese rested the accused. They Shanghai on Monday mor AutHovent tie police have had the armed rebber situation wall in hand ter part of the month, of the Special Branch, search parties, having: a quieting effect, several armed Lerier were reported on Friday On Friday six men hi Carter Road and got awa th $100. When a woman rehoe whistle, the robbers decamyjed, fung two shots.
Three others are Bober by $150 as result of thei ions at Haskow Road.
saturday morning pistol by the tenant at 1128 Medhurst Road rove off a gang of armed men after they had laid hands on $5 worth of clothing.
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