The Archive · 1924

Seizure by French Police

A seizure of arms and ammunition was also made by the French police when luggage consigned to the Avenue Road address was being Hiended on Monday afternoon. A number of trunks were opened and one was found to contain a quantity of Mauser pistols, while mother contained 1,000 rounds of Mauser ammunition, These are now beng. libeld by the potice.

It should be pointed out that ownership of the pistols and wmmanition has not yet been determined, fond it may possibly be found that the things have been emugefed. in some of this servants and that the }ex-Governor himself thas mo. know-Hedge of the matter. At the moment, no arrests have been made.

Tsai Ch'eng-hsun was formerly Irutung of Suiyoan and Commanding General of the ist Army Division. He was Minister of War in 1921 fend proceeded to Kiangsi to defend it against Li Lich-chun, assuming command of the Kiangsi troops in Tune, 1922, when Chen Kuang-yuan lett his post. He was made Tuli shortly afterwards and became a full General last year, receiving the second class Order of Merit.

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