Two Chinese mon and a Chit woman, said to be implicated in a $50,000" jewel robbery at the home of a rich Chinese woman living at 426 Manila Road, were arrested by Chinese police constable number one at 160 Rue Bluntehili, at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. The men fare said to have confessed to the robbery.
The victim of the robbery had gone to the police station and reported that she had strong suspicious as to the persons who committed the robbery and referred them to a coal hong at 160 Rue Bluntchili, where they wore employed.
The arrested persons were questioned at the station said that a part of the loot could be found ina Chinese house at 60 Kiangse Road and the rest at 28 Kashirg Li Lou, in Chapei, which is o:- cupied by a concubine of one of the men, On this information searches were made and all of the property recovered.
The accused were brought before the French Mixed Court on Wednesday and ordered to be handed over to the Settlement police, as the robbery was committed within the Settlement, Acconptwe to a Chinese press telegram from Honan, the Fengtien Command has ordered a general retreat from Honan, New Move to Force Mr, Fu Siao-en to Contribute to Southern War Chest Gen. Chiang Kai-shek has issued an order in the course of which hho sanctions the recommendation of the Shanghai Political Council for the confiscation of all the property ig of Mr. Fu Siao-en, chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. This action has been taken because Mr. Fu failed and refused to appear personally in an: swer to a warrant which was sued some weeks ago by the Poli-¥eal Council for his arrest, Tt will be recalled that the charges preferred against Mr. Fu were that he had himself elected chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce by illegal process; that he mal-administered the affairs of the said' Chamber; that he lent the steamers of the China Merchants' S. N. Ca, Ld, to Marshal Sun Chuan-fang for the purpose of obstructing the progress of the Nationalist Army; that he contributed money to the war chests of Marshals Chang Chung-chang and Sun Chuan-fang in order that they could carry on their fight against the Nationalist Forces, ete. Mr, Fu appealed for a chance to explain his position and not a few local organizations made a similar request on his behalf but th Political Council refused to pay any heed, it being rumoured that they were determined to take action against Mr. Fu if he dow clined to make them "loan" of $21,000,000, "hence the present In another order, Gen, Chiang instructs the local' authorities to take steps to protect the rights and interests of the shareholders of the China Merchants' 8. N. Ca, of which Mr. Fu is managing diveefor and which company he is alleged to have made use of for his own selfish ends,
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