Analleged powerful, well organized and wealthy band of armed kidnappers and robbers were brought fiefore the Mixed Court last Friday afternoon before Mr. Ramondino (Italian Assessor) and Magistrate Loh and charged with abducting and holding to ransom contrary to Art, 34 of the C. P..C, The gang, 12 in all including two women were charged with being mem-_ bers of a gang of armed robbers and kidnappers and the following' two specific charges were made: On November 16 at 101 Ningpo Road they did with others kidnap 'a child two years old and hold it! for ransom: On October 6 at Fokien Road they did with others and by armed violence abduct one Tsang Zah-ming and hold him to
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