The prompt action of the police from Central station was responsible November 15 in. breaking up a fang of threatening letter writers who, it is believed, have been working terror into' the hearts of Penceful Chinese residents for some time past. The result is that one man was shot dead and two of his comrades were arrested, while the remaining member of the ung escaped.
It appears that a wealthy Chie nese resident received a thréatene ing letter at. noon which he once handed over to the Municipal police. The letter demanded that the gang's would-be victim should meet them at. thi corner of Thibet and Swatow Roads at nine o'clock at night "with the goods", so arrangements were made by the' police to do this, detectives being stationed about in the event of anything happening.
Promptly at nine. o'clock four Chinese of the middle class were seen to approach the intended victim, One of the men apparently became suspicious for he put his hand into his gown as though to draw a pistol. This was the sign for the detectives near by to shoot and they at once opened fire, seve bullets passing through this' fellow' body almost simultaneously. He Aropped down, dead. The detectives rushed up and caught two of his companions, the fourth man escaping.
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