The French Police on June 23 rescued from the hands of. kidnappers the two children of Mr, Hu Pih-kiang, director of the China and South Seas Bank, who were abduct
lapping gang were arrested by dine 3 last, Nine "of, the the police, who shot and seriously wounded one of them as he Was trying to essay The kidnapping itself was sonss tional, the children being taken. they were leaving the lane, R77, leading to their school off Ave nue Foch, and the rapidly carried out affair being witnessed by American, Mr, Jansen, who gave chase, He' pluckily followed the ked-nappers' car in his own, and only desisted when the gangsters' shooting at him 1¢ too close to be comfortable. He was, however, able make a quick report to the police, although in this case this proved of little avail. Later the gang demanded $200,600 for the release of the children, but nothing was paid.
Inquiries "were immediately commenced by the French Police, but it was several days before they got on the trail of the affair. Then their suspicions were directed to. wards one Chow Yueh-lou, a man no definite source of income.
trap was set at Siopangw: laze, Rue Ratard, where Chow lives, and after several days of careful watching the police were able to Tay hands on Chow at 11.35 pam, on Wednesday. He was taken to det ive headquarters and cross-exam-red at length. He is alleged to have made a statement to the effect that the two kidnapped children were idden in a house off Rue Conty, and a raid on the house was carried out. The children were not there, Further cross-examination of the arrested man brought out the names of several others, alleged accomplices. All these were arrested in a series of fon their respective homes, and they were all put under interrogation. "For some time they swore reticent, but at last an address was given, a house bearing the num-her "6 Saikangli, Rue Porte de Among the patients were six fore eigners (one German, one Britis woman, one Filipino woman, one Portuguese and two. Japanese)
The Nanking Health Adminis tion "has taken the initiative int examining, thousands. of public. and private wells, and disinfecting them. Bacteriological "examinations have also been conducted upon this sole Source of drinking water (since waterworks have yet been installed in. the eapitaly" and so"far eight wells have been found to. contain Virulent cholera vibrio.
Disinfection of the wells is done with" ordinary bleaching" powder (15-30 per" cent. free chlorine), of HTH—concentrated preparation of calcium hypochlorite containing 68 per cent. free chlorine.
Nanking also, eight cholera carriers have been, Isolated from mong the contacts of cholera patients. "it "is hoped" that" the example yet by Nanking will followed in Shanghai which has only' limited number of wells ant other undesirable sources of water supply.
'Appeals have been made to vari= ous rehambern of commerce rate avers" associations, business of-anisations, "og. well' as health a thorities "to ure their influence me adopting. concerted measures meeting the present crisis, expect {yin providing cheap oF free water "the inhabitants of the poorer districts, "Tt seems that this. will not be a difficult: matter, as large numbers of water carte at present Tying idle earn be utilised. for the purpose, and the cost to. the water companies and general community, Will" be infinitesimal as. compared with the loss in lives, hindrance to!
ade, shipping dieorganisationy avoidable hospitalization, ete.
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