The Archive · 1926

MOTOR-CARS HELD UP AT LUNGHUA

Said to Have Been Pressed Into Military Service TUESDAY, S. Vindietive has arrived in Shanghai, Foreign motor care in Chinese: territory, particularly in the vienity of Lunghua and the Arsenal were commandeered by the soldiers '4n Sunday morning and it was reported that three or four hire cars and three times as private vehicles "were held up hours and used for military purposes, 'A chauffeur, employed by the Universal Hire Service, wag engaged at the Customs Jetty and told to drive Lunghun, His passengers deposited, soldiers stopped him and forced him to remain where he was. There were about 100 soldie~s in the evoup. Here he saw other hire ears 4nd private motors.

During Sunday afternoon he was: compelled to carry a load of soldiers to Minghong. They were fully armand ready for a campaign. Other ears made similar trip At Minghong the man was de: tained over night, returning yestorday morning to Lunghua. Soldiers cee: ted him to Kiangnan Arsenal, whence he returned with a parcel, which he thought contained account Books, After some little time Lunghwa, he sw his opportunity, ranked his machine and. scurried buck to the French Concession. He: related that several other chauffeurs had escaped before he got cles Fortunately the ear was undamaged. Mr. Mark L, Moody, however, thas written a formal letter of protest to Mr. E. S. Cunningham, U.S. Consul-General, asking that the matter many be taken up with the Chi-

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