Seventy-one Mausers and. 3,000, Rounds of Ammunition The police from Hongkew station arms seizure in Settlement, it is believed, when early on Tuesday, morning a constable became sus Divious of the movements of a sampan on Hongkew Greek. The haul in all amounted t0 71 Mauser pistols, 8,000 jon fitting' these weapons, 200 rounds of 7.65 am. munition, and 250 cartridges of 32 calibre, "A. boatman was arrested fud three hawkers, whom the palies fare charging with importation of contraband without a licence.
The story is simple and the potice were fortunate in having an elect constable on duty, who noticed the Sampan, the occupants of which apparently were not habitual gun-run-
Just after midnight the ' officer spotted" the sampan, moving about 'a careless manmier, when all other sampang were tied up. As. the boat neared the shore in te vieing of Fearon Road and Brondway, te hailed them and they stopped. The occupants seemed as without object tive and guilelesily drew alongside, In company with another officer, he made a search and found two gunnysacks filled to. the tops with Pistols and ammunition. The ofoers arrested the coolies and sent the seizure off to the station, A theory has been advanced that this land was only preliminary to another consignment" ten times og hich is believed to have been either for agents of the Shanghai General Labour Union, oF representatives. of Sun Chuan fang.
The Provisional Court will pass unpen police evidence in connection ind with, contraband.
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