Wealthy Chinese Merchant's Son Only Liberated on Payment of Large Sum An exciting abduction case is reported in the "Eastern Times." According to the report, Chien Song. gee, a student of the Kuangh University, in Avenue Joffre school on January 1 in company with his cousin and a schoolmate, but although his companions after being missing for a time, returned, Chien remained missing.
Inquiries were made by the schoo) and the family but without result. Later, the father received a number of letters signed by his son appealing to be redeemed as he was in the hands of bad characters, who had kidnapped him for ransom. Later a man named Wang wrote to the fore, he would ask for a "loan" of $380,000 for the redemption of the Arrangements were made by the ad's uncle to meet the abductors at a certain hotel in Foochow: Road, but no one appeared. Later, another letter was received making an appointment at a certain place in a lonely place on a certain date, The father was told to bring $3,000 with him. He went Into at night and was met by a gang of three or four men, whose faces were painted. They asked if he had brought the money, and he replied in the nega tive. They that they would not negotiate with him until he had brought the money, and further threatened to assault him. They allowed him to go, but arranged to meet him at another place on another day.
Eventually they met and.$300 was paid over to. the kidnappers. Since then, several other meetings have been held from time to time to discuss the terms of ransom, which was eventually reduced $11,000 (some say $3,000), and this was paid over to the abductors on Fanuary 20 in the Hongkew Dis The Iad was set free near the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Station. According to hig statement, he was walking along the road with his companions, when they were all seized by the kidnappers and bund-Jed into a motor-car, which was covered with black cloth. As toon as they were inthe car, another black cloth was thrown over their heads. After a long' ride they were taken down and pushed into a pitch dark room. Here they were watched by four men, two of whom were detailed later to other duties. On the day of hi lack cloth wa head and he was placed in acar_anil was driven to a spot near the Railway Station where he was set down He was totally ignorant of the whereabouts of the abductors' den fand the kidnappers have not been At a meeting on Sunday, an association of Chinexe garage owners was formally inaugurated. It was stated that this organization represents 10,000 ears owned in Shang-
In his new instructions for the enforcement of strict martial Law in the Shanghai and Woosung Di tricts, Gen, Yen Chun-yang, Ca missioner of Police and Martial 4) Law, has ordered his men to afford special protection to Chinese merchants who are now busy trying to clear up their accounts and collect outstanding debts before the Cai ese New Year.
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