'The owners of the factory wore Jasked to close down at midnight each day, but refused, 'The factory, however, was working yesterday, of a [small opening has been lett by' which Workers may enter the dull ding. Much inconvenience was caused when trucks were to be loaded with mant factured goods and It was found possible to load only small vehicles, Heavier goods had to be left in the This is the frst action taken by the Settlement authorities since the blockading of the Chinese village on Vu Yuen and Tifeng Roads for failure to pay Municipal taxes, It is. also the first time that an extra-Settl ment road has been blockaded since the former Chinese territory was captured by the Japanese, It is understood that negotiations fare proceeding between the factory owners and the Shanghai Municipal Council to find an amicable settlement to the dispute, Private Detective Murdered Shanghai, Oct, 18.
Following the discovery of the body of a private detective lying with ye bullet wounds near his heart on the second floor of No. 12 Cite Song Bing Li, Rue clu Consular early yesterday morning, French police carried out investigations and Tater arrested the dead man's nephew who was charged with the murder, 'The police were notified of the ferime at about 745 am. and, on fentering the room, discovered' the body of Liu Ah-yang, employed by the Central Detective Agency lying en the bed fatally wounded.
Yuen Gnie-fou, a private guard fand the victim's nephew was apprehended by the police on suspicion of having committed the crime, and the revolver which, it was stated, had fired the shots' was also seized.
Following questioning by detectives the detained man admitted the crime, Stating that he killed his uncle because the latter had a certain sum of money which he had refused to give up to him.
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