Son of Chinese Magistrate Dis-' covered in Kiangwan A striking sequel took place on Wednesday to the abduction of the son of a Chinese Magistrate from the French Concession. Having. retired from office the Magistrate The raid was directed by Inspec-for Dardy, who with his force finally succeeded in apprehending one man and wounding another, a third escaped. There was severe struggle before handcuffs could be put on the arrested men. Three! women and four children on the premises at that time were also arrested and taken into custody. O1 searching the, premises a bottle of chloroform was found which was to have been used the following night Discarded Wives' Novel Act of Revenge "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."—Con-
He was a Chinese, and something gay Lothario. Up to a few months ago he had possessed two res, Then another woman caught hi is fancy but, instead of taking her the approved Chinese manner and idding her to the household, he did that which seems most ungallant, He issed the original pair, 'And then the fur began to fly. Or it would have flown if they had been Western Indies But instead putting ground' glass in his samshui or attempting to cut his throat, they adopted novel means of revenge.
They hired armed bandits, to the number of ten.
These wore directed the hous of the _erstwhite husband. Their pot to molest the master of the neither the new mistress Nor were they to touch any money or Jewellery or general household effect But they were to make certain that they brought away with them every stitch of the new wife clothing, everything in the way of feminine wearing apparel. They did so, This was a few months ago, soon after Wife Number Three had been acquired.
And it, happened again on Sunday last, the master being locked in a ground floor room and guarded by three of the stealers of lady clothing whilst the others performed their foul work.
Neither of tt se robberies were ordinary robberies, for the police report says and the discarded womenfolk are ikely to hear more about their revengeful incitations wrong-doing.
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