Three Foreigners Arrested in Sampan Coming From an Italian Steamer Three foreigners, alleged to have participated in arms running, were arrested on Monday evening by a Customs party under the command Jof Boat Officer Fleming near the Chaoufoong Road Jetty—an Italia 'a Rumanian and an Afghan. The patrol, cruising along the western bank of the Huangpu, noticed a sampan leave the Italian str. Rosandra, and as it was maneuvred in a peculiar manner, the order was. given to overtake it. Fleming commanded it to stop. Coming alongside he noticed that one man, it was found later to be Adriana' Cabou, (Italian) was throwing something Joverboard. To stop this procedure the officer leaped aboard and found [that Cabou, his clothes all undone, was frantically attempting to rid himself of two Mauser automatic Pistols and 265 rounds of ammuni tion. The guns had been strapped the waist beneath the trousers jand the shells were in packets, all of which were then seized, while scattered over the bottom of the sampan the party found 50 car-ridges.
Cabou was taken to the Italian Consulate on Tuesday and remanded custody until August 1, and, although a search warrant w: issued and his home thoroughly gone over, nothing could be found, [police officers believing they arrived too late.
'Jules' Cottarau, of supposed Rumanian citizenship, but who jelaimed French protection, was denied this privilege at the French Consulate-General and handed to jthe City authorities, where he is being held in custody until a date {for hearing is set. Accused showed ithe River Police a permit, which yhe alleged ad been granted him by the French authorities, allowing him to carry one weapon and 40 cartridges.
The Afghan said that he had gone ashore to purchase cigarettes, which statement was borne out fby his superiors on the vessel, [where he is employed as a watch-
It be recalled that Cabou was arrested on May 22, in company with four Frenchmen on charges of smuggling arms, but no sense could be made. Cottarau, it alleged, was connected with the alleged piracy, as reported in these columns, at Chefoo.
On Tuesday morning Superintendendent Woodfield appeared at the Japanese Consular Court and gave evidence against a fireman employed on the str. Nagasaki Maru, who it is alleged had attempt fed to smuggle four pistols ashore [remanded to the higher court.
The Customs searching parties, and the River Police under Superintendent Woodfield, are to be highly commended for their diligence, and for the success that their endeavours have gained them.
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