The police left Bubbling Well tation about 2.30 pam, direct to Chapei to make the raid on a house, where, they had been informed, armed kidnappers were holding victim for ransom. They had barely passed beyond the bounds of the Settlement when they were stopped soldiers, who escorted them to headquarters.
In spite of the fact that the oficors were in possession of documents of identification, the soldiers took the foreigners to their superior orticors.
The first intimation that all was not well arrived by telephone at Police hondquarters shortly after three o'clock, when a message from Sub-Inspr, Crowley was received to the effect that Det-Set. Grubb, the Chinese sub-inspector fand. the entire party had been rested by the military; had been hound, and were kept under lock und key until further orders were received, They. were bound that they could not move, 'The privilege of communicating with the Settlement was extended to Sub-Inspr. Crowley, What transpired during the next quarter of an hour has not been disclosed, but at 3.20 a message was received' as follows:—"We boon unbound and are now being guarded by n bunch of soldiers. re waiting for negotiations between the military and the Chapel police." ing to the: scene.of the' raid: The] latter entered: Chapei. from North Saechuen Roed; but were at their] rendezvous. for some considerable time before. the captored: officers] were released.
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