Believed Murdered Shroff in Burning House Pedestrians in the vicinity of an alleyway off Range Road on October 21 noticed smoke coming from a welling house and gave an alarm. The Fire Brigade arrived and found all doors securely locked while denae volumes of "moke were pouring fro: n the building. The Brigade gained admittance and after some difficulty extinguished the blaze. Sabsequent investigations. showed. the charred corpse of a male Chinese in the front room and later inquiries were to the effect that a shroff, employed the landlord of this house and others in the alleyway. was missing!
It is known that this shroff was in and had on his person a considerable amount of money. It is, thought the charred remains are those of the shroff and that he was thrown into the house in question and the premises set on fire. by the rubbers to cover their tracks, Gallant Old Gentleman Who "Relieved in' Helping. Himself Though he had spent but wix days victim of a kidnapping gang, 68 year old Ho Fung-fu, compradore of 1 large Japanese business etablishment, took matters in his own hinds and while being transferred from tone stronghold to another by abductors, made a successful dash for liberty that resulted in the arrest of four of his'gaolers, and saved his family the $30,000 ransom that ws demanded and that they were on the point of paying.
The story came out in the'Provisional Court with the startling revelation that one of the principals in the: affair was x former cook boy employed at the Yangtazepoo Station, After hearing the case the Court ordered " remand of two weeks to permit the police to make further inquiries.
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