The aged Ho was kidnapped on October' 25. while travelling in his Private riesha on Thibet Rond. He was seized by two avined men and 0 terrified was he that he followed their instructions and when the Party actually walked past two constables, Ho laughed and joked with his captors according to endere, He was taken to several hounes the last one being at 49 Hardoon Rond where he effected release, "At this found ancther male member of the ang together with two women and small child, the attempt. being obviously made to disguise the nature of the tenants' business from the neighbours. Tu this they were suceensful and all would have gone well had not the leader decided to remove his prize captive to a oater 'A car wns requisitioned and park ed in the street outside the rendez-Dut just before starting one of the gang noticed a C.P.C, stand-jig near the machine and the party delayed the move, However the GP.C. showed no intention of going away and waiting until he had moved down the street a short distance the gang made thei fet away. They came out of the alleyway and were turning into the street preparatory to entering the car when Ho became suddenly, active, Race for Policeman, Despite his years the old man immediately on righting the police man raced frantically in his ti and shouted at the top of his voice. The bandits followed for short distance, unwilling to lose theft rich prize, whereupon seeing them coming from one direction and the policeman from the other, Ho ehanj ced his course and set off after his late guardians.
The policeman easily passed the old man and overhauled the cook-doy but in the confusion of the feht tone of the ringleaders blithely stepped in a doorway and after the policeman raced past him, retraced his steps and quickly drove off in the waiting car, Ho and the youth were taken to the Louza Police station where a general confession followed and shortly after the police raided the lair of the gang where Ho had been imprisoned and seized the two women and the child. A watch was kept on the place and later in the morning another of the gang appeated and was seized by the police, At the Court the cook boy: admitted his part in the affair and the other man arrested claimed to have been employed by the gang at a salary of $20 a month to guard Ho. The child was handed over to the Door of Hope until its parents can be found and the others held in custody.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.