The Archive · 1933

Octopus of the East

London, Oct. 12.

Professor Taid Q'Conroy, formerly held a chair at the University, Tokyo, to-day. the' title of lof having plans for the domination lover the whole of Asia. The first, step towards the realisation of this plan was. the creation of -Manchou-Kuo, then it will be the turn of Australia, and, finally, of Russia, writes the professor, who brands Janan as the "octopus of the East."

Were it not that the average re~ ipient of a penned demand for money will not take the police into haig confidence, this sort of crime

inky to be of frequent occurrence.

ight be starapad out or made ton teahouse keeper took hag letter around tothe precinct station reently, and it, was. bad for the fetter-writer. Invariably a place! and time is named when an casily-Tecognised go-between will be walting at a given place to talk business. In this instance the tea-House keeper was told to keep the appointment, and he did while well disguised secret. servicemen. watehed. Side by side the go-between come in walked up the fand the one whom he took to have:

Staite into-a dining place and had tea and-cakes while they discussed the altair in hand. Coming out of the place officers confronted the go: Detween, who drew. his gun and shot it out with the police, He killed one and was in. turn killed.

'After' that "the detectives "got more clues and went to the stores Fun by the master mind. A. shoo [More and a tice shop wore blinds for the operations of the rang, and while no" arrests "wer- made, much was learned about it ¢hat it will not be doing much in Canton the immediate future.

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