There used to be only one main gang of kidnappers in Shanghai, namely, the Shaohsing gang and its Jeadership was fairly well known to, prominent Chinese, who knew how! to protect themselves against it. The operations of the gang were imited to annoying small people who paid small ransoms. It was also occasionally used by pol intimidate potential enemies part of Shanghai, it was to purchase immunity from the operations of the Shaohsing gang by Payment to a person who is seem. ingly in a minor position but who actually wields a wide power in that part of the town.
During the period. when the 'Shanghai Tammany held sway in Shanghai, this gang had official protection, It was an integral part} of the Governmental agencies and operated in conjunction with the' opium gung. If reference will be made to the articles on the subject published in the "North-China Daily News' during the month of August] and previous to General Chiang Kai. shek's resignation, the details. will bbe found with regard to the political operator hed as ramifications of the gang. Outs aries, 188 proved 50 lucrative that the operators lost their hends and almost wrecked the Nanking Government,
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