court In the Provisional Court, on Tues: day morning, a further 18 Chinese appeared on-charges of being members of an organized gang of kid-
Det. Inspr, Quayle stated that accused were arrested in a raid made by the police at 6 o'clock 03 Sunday morning at 704 Taku Road, when four men and two women were caught, together with a youth who had been kidnapped from his home on February 29. The house was kept under surveillance and, an hour later, two other men, including. the leader, approached. One -of these men was shot and the other was arrested. Members of the gang identified the slain man as their leader. The remainder of the arrested members of the gang were secured in raids made at 1213.
Avenue Road, 1546 Hart Road, 442. Yates Roed, 10514 Sinza Road, and an unnumbered house off Taku'
Road.
Bvidence was tendered by the gang's victims, who proved identification. They described the "way which they had been kidnapped and low they had been transferred from one house to another by the kidnappers to deceive any who might be on their trail.
Accused were remanded custody to come up for trial with the others previously arrested.
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