Five Further Arrests: Sampan containing four Pistols and 600
Rounds we Chinese members of the for Police force were on duty sampan in the Huangpit off Road on the Sth instant ten minutes before wight "el when they observed three a another sampan, under spe circumstances. They mace towards them and as they ids the. men threw something over the wile. A small box of eurbridges was found the siumpan, and the three men members of the crew of the MALS. Andre Lebon, on witieh 50 pieters and several Uhousst"l rounds of wnimunition were slant Lat Saturday, were Iuanded over tw Superintdndent Woodfield. who decided there was insufficient evidence against them, and returned them to their ship on evndition they would be handed over to him agile if any. arms or anjunition were found on dredging, that portion of thee har= hour where the mon were seen to throw something over tio. side, Later that evening 1 quantity of story was, found in the spot in question, anid the men consequently were re-arrested and handed over to the French Potice.
A fourth member of the crow of the Andre Lebon was arrested in somewhat, similar circumstances in the early hours of Friday last, when two Chinese River policemen app: im to be in possession of four tols and 600 rounds of ammunition.
He also "was handed over to the French Another member of the crow of the str. Andes Lebon was arrested by Customs Officer Santo on the B.
S. wharf on the Sth instant, and was found! to he the possessor of Quantity of pistols and ammunition. Te came before the French Courts last Friday. morning and the ease was. remanded. ext to the engines, Bortunately the weather at the piement is fair, and-lighters are at work removing wre, lightening the ship preparatory to. further efforts 40 refloat her.
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