Acting on information received from this man, the Settlement authorities, having obtained the as~ sistance of the French police, and 'The kidnapped men are wealthy and prominent Chinese, vending: in the Settlement and in' the French Concession.
The most recently Kidnapped man, who was released by the police action is Mr. Lee Ki mei, head of the Chinese staff of the: Shanghai Tug & Lighter Ca., who, it will be recalled, was forcibly re moved from his riesha near the French Municipal Building on April 8 Mr, Woo Sen-nyi, ex-governor of Khongsi, was kidnapped in the Settlement early in Maveh, and Weong Wongeov, who lives in an adeywey off Rue Bourgeat, was Kidnapped after attending a theatric~ al) performance on March 20, The first and thivel mentioned having equipped themselves" with steel "waisteonts, broke into upper-story bedroom in Rue Eugene Bard, With drawn pistols the tives overpowered. six oceup~ ants, and confiscated a fully loaded 32 pistol and found an eleetvie torch, the battery having been re= moved, fall of ammunition, Members of this gang fold them of the whereabouts of others, #6. again with the assistance of the French police, they approached a house in Rue de Marche and appre hended two men ax they were leaving, One of them curried sone ammunition put no pistol, Armed Man Sin tly Tackled eld for ransom of $100,000 each: for Mr, Woo's release, the gang, had Breaking into this house the ea! ined police party swarmed round the sang of eight.
One of then Handeuffed and Bound The condition of the victims was pitiable when the police found them, hoy were bound with wire, home. inde handcuffs, had leather Woo Seuenst, former the 00 forced to. wear coloured kino, Shore with apes EMRE Tran. Some estimates have helpless condition, he first step in the release of all up: abeam cee Aree, levee! that this Figure Is exe fiat atop in the rleare of alli vene Me. Trang Wong-on, a prominent from broker, hidnayped an The gang demanded far his release attempted to draw a pistol, before he could resist, Det-Sergt. Lo Cuziat, of the French Police, het him on the floor and had wrenched the pistol from him., These men told the police, whan binge interrogated, that sil One surprise the police feand|stetion at. the head of Avenue] "ther we were {0 be found at int am, nate of eng, a had related, They were tele do fre and it wa in this encounter address in he casualties occurred. Over] the day.
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