Two docile looking Chinese in the uniforms of the Nationalist Army were conveying three trunks in a pony cart over the Thibet Road bridge early on Sept. 2 when something in their passivity failed to find response in the good nature of a Chinese constable and he suggested that they open the objects of their care to permit his inquisitive disposition to assert itself Only too gladly they compli on one.
It contained nothing with which policeman could find fault but when it was suggested that the others were to be opened also was discovered neither of the two had the keys—unfortunately.
However, they exploited with feeling and abundant good cheer that their contents were the same ax the first and the constable was holding them up hi valuable time as The latter, however, suggested that at the Louza Station sufficient keys could be found to give the Jocks a good trial and if they failed to open then, there were rity of men around anxious to pit their strength against that of the trunks, Whereupon all good nature vanished: but the constable wag adamant ard the trio headed for the Station.
The Keys Discovered Once there axes, crowbars, and what not came into play and when big chested official was ready to try his strength the soldiers made the discovery that they had the keys in another part of their clothing. They were produced and when. the contents were dumped on the charge room floor the trunks were found to be a virtual arsenal.
Their contents were six Mauser pistols, four magazines for machine suns, 159 rounds of machine gun ammunition, 1,810 rounds of pistol ammunition, military parapher= alia of divers Kinds, anda vicious looking sword, in' addition to a package of opium that one of the two declared was the property of a Chinese military official at the Chapel headquarters, They were brought before Judge in Provisional Court on Sept ard though they produced documentary evidence of bein, soldiers, there was no excuse for the opiuan and the Police Prosecutor, Mr, R. T. Bryan, suggested that if the unknown' military official was still interested in his prize the police would be glad to make it possible for tim (6 come to the Settlement end tell the Court all about it.
Attorney Teea Ming-gee suggested that the two be turned over to the military authorities instead of facing the Court but Mr. Bryan would not Hear of it,
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