A Chinese police constable on duty at Thibet Road Bridge in the, early hours of Wednesday observed a fellow-countryman sauntering along with a sack slung across his shoulder, and he made it his business to inquire what the sack contained.
By way of answer, the stranger dropped his burden and ran, and a glance into the sack disclosing that it contained arms and ammunition, the policeman likewise abandoned it for the moment and gave chase. He was outdistanced, however, and returned to gather up his prize and in due course present it to the officer in charge at Louza station. Here was found that the sack contained 10 Mauser.32 pistols, and 1,100 rounds, and eight 7.65 Mauser pistols with 800 rounds.
Det.-Sgts. Tinkler and Papp were at once sent out to investigate, and their inquiries took then! aboard a sand barge lying up Thibet Road Bridge. They found one 7.65: Mauser pistol on board, and on the strength of this discovery arrested
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