Interesting Story Taken from the Chinese Newspapers The following report was printed several Chinese papers on November 11, but the raid mentions fed took place in June of this year and the pistols seized were 18 in number and not the large quantity stated:—
Upon receiving a report to the effect that firearms smugglers are carrying on their activities ina house located in' the Vu Ching Feng alleyway off North Szechuen Road, detectives attached to the Honsgkew Police Station some days riided the premises and seized more than 100 Mauser pistols. A man named Phon Vu-kuei was taken into custody, Phon was charged accordingly and when if nothing taken before the Shanghai Pro visional Court and interrogated ho stated that he had come here on the instructions of the Military Committee of the Nationalist Government to purchase firearms, As these firearms had been seized premises located in Chinese territory, Judge Tung Fee ordered that the' man together with the firearms be handed over to the Shanghai District Court for trial. the Settlement Police Authorities lodged a protest against the decision and announced that aa appeal would be made. The man and the firearms have not yet been handed over to the Shanghai Dietriet Court, Extradition Wanted Upon learning of this case the Military Committee of the National ist Government issued un order to General Hsiung Hsih-hui me structing him to demand the extradition of the man with the firearms, General Hsiung has instructed Yi Che-feng to call at the Shanghai District Court to make the necessary arrangements, Yi has called at the Shanghai Pros isional Court and made personal inquiries of Judge Yung. It was [then found thit owing to the oppos ition of the Japanese Consul against the Court's decision, the Settlement Police have not carried out the decision of the Court to hand over the prisoner and the firearms to the Shanghai District Court, The [documents in this ease have bet submitted to Chief Judge Ito.
Mr, Yi submitted a report on the matter (o General Hsiung Haih" hui. AS he has received formal instructions from the Military Come mittee to arrange for the handing lover of the man and the firearms, General Hsiung on November 10 again detailed Mr. to the Shanghai Provisional Court with a formal despatch requesting Chief Judge Ho to hand over the prisoners together with the firearms,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.