Intensive investigations following several armed robberies in the French Concession during the past few days resulted in the arrest of seven men and a quantity of arms and ammunition by the French Police yesterday afternoon. The seven men are being held on suspicion, The robberies are believed to be the result of the activities of a large gang of criminals, it was leamed ast" night, and while the arrested: men are still only under suspicion, the police are in possession of clues which are expected to connect them with at least three or four recent robberies in the French Concession and Settlement.
Five of the men were arrested at 14 ciclock yesterday afternoon in Rue' Lafayette, the other two being taken unto custody in Chengtu Toad with the ce-operation of the Settlement Police. In all, six automatic pistols Jand about a Hundred rounds of ammunition were seized, and these have all been turned over to the Arms Ideatifeation Bureau of the French [Police for examination. Several more important arrests are expected during the next day or two, it is Jconfidently stated.
Only one armed robbery was xeported in the French Concession yesterday, six men, five of them armed
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