Acting on information obtained from the suspects, numerous police parties were scattered all over the Settlement and the French Concession but at the time of going to press nothing further could be learned as to new developments. It was confidently believed however that many more arrests would have been made by day-break today.
It was impossible to ascertain when ther terrorists were amongst those arrested, as officers in charge were rather reluctant to give information concerning the charges which would eventually be brought against them. It definitely seems as though crime was to get a serious set-back as a result of last night's operations and it was confidently believed by those in charge, that many unsolved crimes, would be brought nearer to a sati factory solution. The war on crime is on and as usual, the police are confident of obtaining a large number of convictions.
Usually reliable, though unofficial circles, ventured to suggest late last night, that amongst those arrested in the giant gangster round-up may be the murderers of Mr. Loh Lien-kwei, the late Superintendent of Police, who was shot dead in front of the Central Hotel on Canton Road a few months ago. Officials questioned at an early hour this morning denied this rumour, however.
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