'The abductors arrived outside the shop, a general goods business, a yellow-coloured motor car' at about 810 a.m. They were dressed in long gowns. The proprietor, Liu Tsung-yau, who is reputed to be the owner of the whole of the shops in King Loong Ka, was behind one of the counters at the time, together with four of his assistants, Three of the abductors produced pistols and forced Liu to leave the Shop and enter the waiting motor car outside. The driver experienced some difficulty in starting the ear, hair-y to leave his seat and use the starting handle. During the period while Liu was kept a prisoner in the car before they could get the engine to work, which took about ten minutes, no alarm was raised.
Tt was not till some hours latter: that the Police were informed, and inquiries were st once made. "Witnesses said that the motor ear bore the number plate, "693" ions showed that this was a "trade" paste, It one time issued to Messrs. Mark L. Moody, Me., but reported by them some time ago as being lest off a ear in the Northern At about midday, a motor-cycle patygl attacked to Bubbling Well Station came across a yellow coloured Exsex motor car lying abandoned at Robison and Brenan Road.
An attempt was made to bring the car in but the ear had not gone very. far when one of the wheels came off. The car was evidently the one used by the abductors, for it bore ettlement and French Concession ber plates which proved to be takes.
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