from School Two kidnappings took. place on January 6 within an lout of Jeach other, one in an open thorough fare in Nantao and one froma prt ate school in the French Concession, near the Canidrome, In the second kidnapping, the five-year old son of a wealthy Chinese vas seized By four armed men, who picked him unerringly from midst of " hundred comrades and within " few seconds were carrying him away in a rapid motor-car, The childs father is Mr. Koo Tae sang, a retired Chinese gentleman from Yunnan province, and. now living-at 95 Tue Mussenet, His son attends a private school in Route Sieyes, situated between Avenue do Rot Albert and Route, Pore Robert, 'At LI a.m, a car, later found to have been carrying' false number plates, drew up at the entrance to The school. Four men dence from it-and walked quietly through the outrange. Once inside, their attitude charged, Suddenly producti Mauser pistols, they advanced towards the hundred youngsters, who until a second before ha hay pily playing.
Three of the gangsters halted. lone of them walked a, fow further, and without hesitation pick-Jed up Mr, Koo's son, tucked: him tinder lifs arm, and walked back. Covering the youngsters and their teachers, the gang reached the gate, swiftly crossed to their waiting car, sprang in and set the car. golds, rapidly.
A Chinese police watchman tnarmed, heard the hue and cry raised Inside the wells 4s soon as the four bandits had made their exit. Int stantly realising what had happened, he ran after the car for all he was worth, blowing his police whistle, Dat without avail In the meantime the headmaster lof the school kad not been idte, He rushed to his telephone and! rang the French Police, In a fow words: ho told what, had happened, find the alnein was sounded, "ites jears packed with police and Actectives net out on a rapid scatch of the Concession, the alarm was given ubies on duty at the Sicpawei Greek brid the Ghinese areas' and the Tu [Settlement were warned by tele-
But nothing was seen of the car, nor han it since been found.
An hour before this a kidnapping: was carried out in Nantao in an lapon street, the victim subsequent
French Concession, He is Me.
being. rushed away through the Cotton Exchange broker.
AMr, Wang fives, at, 40 La Shik Street, Small South Gate, left "his house and walked down an alleyway ~in order to reach his private riesha, which was waiting for him out, in the road.
Just before he got, to his riesha four men, all with pistols in their hand, crowded around him, At pistol point they forced him to walk to hire-car which was halted a! few feet away. Piling into the car, the gunmen, one with a pistol pressed {nto the neck" of the chauffeur, Jordered the car to be driven off fast.
The chauffeur did what ho, was told, driving on to Boulevard: des Deux Republiques, the dividing line between Chinese territory and, the French Concession, After travelling a short distance the bandits ordered they threw the. chnuifogr out. and car to be stopped, whereupon
lone of their number took his place, The car was then driven up, Rue
Avenue Joffre, the chauffeur losing Ningpo and its" contioudtion, sight of it after a few seconds,
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