Mr, T. Liv, partner of Steiner Ca, in Kiukiang Rond, woe ide papped shortly "aster 10 am, on Suly'6 in Yochow Road. The vie-tim was carried away, bound' with cords, in his private motor ear but wns essened on the. same. afternoon the Chinese police. "Two shots were reported to have been fired by the bandits "when the vehicle was driven away at's high speed, Ins, Liv, who owns a foreign-styled residence at" 218° Yochow Road, was leaving for his fe, when' four men, three, of whom Were armed with pistols, emerged From an alleyway near by. Tworof the gangsters pushed the chauffeur 40. the pavement fromthe "wheel, While the remaining two hustled the Victim Into the vehicle. vay' ina westerly. direction along!
The, ston car wan driven Ward "Road, Thovgh a radio vat was despatched by the. police Eomb the district Immediately acter the receipt of the alarm, no" trace of the wanted ear could be found neil several hours: later, "A. series of raids by" the detec-of the Wayalde Police Station, requited in the arrest of six men.
As the victim was wounded in the leg at the time of the kidnapping, the gangsters helped him through the frets In the istrict, Their Tooks nroused. the suspicion of 8 Chinese constable, who numedately rushed tothe nearest station for resulting In one of the. kidnappers gun battle in the street ensued,
Being ied, another arzestedy and the svietim' released, "The other members of "the ang, however, managed to escape.
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