Banker's Tricks Brings Heavy Prison Sentence.
Frost Ovn Owit Comsronvent Amoy, Des. 4.
Lobo Chow-loo, owner and manager lof a large bank in Amoy has been sentenced at Foochow to fifteen years Imprisonment. This brings to an fend a ease that has long been trouble ing the Amoy courts concerning the estate of Gen. Tan Kok-hui, who was shot by the 19th Route Army when it occupied Fukien, Lobo Chow: Too was Gen. Tan's confidential fnancial comptroller and through—his hands passed millions of dollars from the opium and gambling revenue. Part of this money. with the consent of Gen, Tan was invested in founding the native Bk Nom Bank, In Amoy and in land and property in the "town. Complaints "had been lodged of the General's excessive exactions and he was asked to go to Foochow to attend a conference, 'There, charges were laid against him, ihe was arrested, tried, con-denied and shot. He' appealed to Lobe for money to save his life, but the bank manager conveniently over= Jooked the appeal of his friend and money was sent.
Some time after the death of the general the family desired to liquldate mis property. Lobo put off the liquidation indefinitely. Another year passed, the family was in poverty and his wife and the concubines began to quarrel. Lobo took the part of the concubines against the wife in order to complicate matters, Appeal was made to the court of Amoy.
Matter Settled out of Court Old soldier oticers and friends came to mediate and, after much discussion, the matter was seitied out of court. "By the bank books it was, seen that $950,000 was due to the General's family. Lobo claimed, at first, that the bank was his sole Property, but subsequently Fangement was made that the family should be paid this amount. Not cent was ever paid, the family was
made the settlement were an; despair and the oftcers who had val this breach of arrangement and trust They Informed. the Government that in the course of their investiga: tion into Lohe's affairs they had found that he had been hand and glove at one time with bandits in the Me ferior, A' nephew of Ge Tan was their Yeader; he had more than 100 bandits at his command and Lobo had been his partner and the medium for imparting information, Matters become desperate with the bandit nephew of the general during the regime of the 19th Route Army; he fled to Tokyo, and from there he kept in constant communication with 'The general's family appealed to Foochow. But more attention was paid to' the seditious information given them than to the affairs of the family. Late one night Lohe's hhouwse, near the Chungsan. Park, was surrounded by soldiers and police, He was arrested and sent on 10. Foochow the following morning. He had hopes of being released and had asked his friends in Amoy to send him money. Probably they were more generous that he had proved to be with his old benefactor and friend, but he was sentenced—to fifteen' years in prison.
Anti-Bandit Campatgn The attack on bandits promised by the Kuangiung general when the southern army occupied lower Tue kien has materialized. In the west of the Hweian disiriei, early in the month, troops concentrated for an attack upon a valley in which it was known 37 persons" were held for ransom. The people were rescued and the bandits scattered. During the month, at various times. small f¢ bands of these men have been eap- groups to comb the city for further 45 were shot.
Gen, Huang Toa, the Commandan of the 157th Division of the Nation: Army, has declared that the military rulers at Changchow will give the bandits every opportunity to reform they desire to do so. "He has announced that: bandits willie pardoned if they surrender voluntary ily. They will be rewarded with with them ten weapons or more of Canton, Hankow or Japanese make, but for tiveemade the reward will be $10 only. If automatic guns are brought $50 will be paid and for machine $60. All ammunition and military equipment will be pald for wher delivered. Rewards will also be patd for the heads of all Yeading bandits brought to headquarters, as also for information indicating bandit strongholds.
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