A total of 33 colleged members of robbery and kidnapping gangs were brought before the First: Spe-{ial District Court on Jan. 4 and, at the request of Municipal Police, were ordered to be held for further in-
'Three of these were charged with being concerned in Hempted murder, early on Monday: morning, of Chatg Pel-chuan, a merchant, in fan alleyway of Hupeh' Roud. "It was alleged that four men took part of them sueceeded"in making his escape.
"Two others were accused of being Jconcerned in an armed robbery at 123 North Soochow Road on Monday morning. Quick work of the police resulted in the accused's arrest six hours after the crime, Ten men, rounded up by the police a result of the sensational gun barile on Tiendong Road last Saturday, were arraigned before Judge Sun. "In the battle, the police fired 14 shots, which was replied by th gunmen, resulting in a female pede: trian and one of the gunmen being Killed and assistant wounded, The charge of Tobbery preferred by che police was admitted by. the Femaining, 18 prisoners, including: four wothen, were detained on suspicion of being members kidnapping gang. At the time of their arrests, the suspects were {found in possession of two pistols, the Court was told. legal Detention Charge ix labourers who took the law eir own hands by" illegally taining. a factory proprietor for tivo days were taken into custody by oticers of the Louza Police Station, Brought before the First. Speci Distiiet "Court. on the prisoners were remanded in ady" for a week the complainant's sister, the off 'Retinge upon in formation given by rs fed the, Ning' Shan Lod House on Tientsin Road where room the accused and the found. The complain een detained there fora. day ni iit. The accused, complain fant, furd said, had. also forcibly overcoat. whial questioned by the Court, the accused stated they Were former work. Jers employed by the complainant, but that their wages had been in arrears for several weeks. Despite repeated demands. the complainant had failed to pay them, so they "invited" him to the lodging house to talk over the matter." The accused Jdenied having detained the complain ant of stripped him of his overcoat,
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