Taihu Gang Leader Handed Over The arrest, by the Kiangeu Water Police with the assistance of the Shanghai Municipal Police, in the Wei Yuen Lee Alleyway, off Dalny and Ward Roads, on April 5, of one Hsu Tien-hsiung, alias Tai Pao Ah-shu, the 31-year-old leader of a fnoterious gang of bandits, pirates operating around the Taihu has caused quite a stir in Chinese circles.
Hsu.and his men are credited with many crimes which include armed robbery, banditry, arson, pillage, kidnapping, gto' ransom, Piracy, murder, rapine, treason and Pollowing the arrest, on March }25, of Tsu Loo Ah-mei, or the "Young Pig Sister," second in command of the Taihu' gang, the Kiang. jsu Water Police learned that Tai Pao Ahshu and his younger brother, Hsu Fok-sung, had fled to Shanghai and that they were in hiding in Chay Efforts were made to apprehend the pair who, however, learned of the coming of the detectives and absconded before arrival.
Inquiries were continued and, during the weekend, it was discovered that the notorious leader was in Shanghai and living International Settlement, in the alleyway already mentioned. secret service men rented a_ how var the entrance to the alleyway 1d waited for an opportunity to the gangster.
With the assistance of the Municipal Police, these men arrested Tai Pao Ab-shu on April 5 at noon who identified the man, noticed him enter. the alleyway. 'The pirate leader was stopped and questioned but, as} Ihe could not give a satisfactory' planation regarding his movements, fan effort was made to arrest hi id it was only after a most sperate struggle that he was over-jowered and clapped into irons.
uring the struggle, one of the tee tives was injured.
The gang leader was then taken to Wayside Police Station, where he made a lengthy statement admitting that he was the wanted man. He stated that he was leader of the notorious pirate gang and that he and his men had terrorized numerous districts on the Kiangau-Ché- kiang border and around the Taihu Lakes, including such places Sungkiang, Chinshan, Kashai and Pinghu, He admitted that he had more than 2,500 men under his Jcommand, who had looted numerous. towns and villages.
When fighting broke out between Nanking and Gen. Yon Hsi-shan last year, he was he latter to an offic ders to create disturbances Kiangsu and Chekiang so that the of Nanking authorities would be com-yelled to direct their attentions to jim and weaken their front lines. Once, he further stated, he and his men" had the " Communist he who sent agents detective of the Kiangsu Water Police, in the French Concession after the latter had come here to arrest "Young Pig Sister," his No. 2. He further admitted that had sent men to try to murder two senior officers of the Kiangst Water Police.
Continuing, Tai Pao Ah-shu the stated that he had fled to Shanghai in disguise last February because he and his gang were so hard press~ fed by the Government troops and stated that his younger brother, Hist Foh-sung, was staying in the Central Lodging House in Avenue Edward VIT.
Acting on the latter information, Astectives were sent to the latter place and the younger brother was taken into custody.
loth, men appeared before Jud Hsiao in the Shanghai Special District Court on April 7% precautions having been adopted beforehand to see that nothing of an untoward nature happened, Tai Pao Ab-shu wearing a blue gown and appearing to be turbed.
When questioned by Judge Hsis accused admitted that he was Pao Ah-shu but refused to answer any more queries put by the Judge.
An application was then made by' representatives of the Kiangsu Provineial Water Police that accused should be handed over to the Sung-Hkiang authorities for trial and was granted.
Tae Ministry of Communications has sent a reply to the chairman of the China National Associated Chambers of Commerce, saying that the Ministry does not intend to send 'a delegate to the sixth convention of the International Chambers of} Commerce which is to take place! in Washington shortly.
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