Shanghai, May 17.
Suspected to be involved in an alleged attempt to defraud an insurance firm of $186,000, three Chinese were arraigned before Judge Feng in the: First Special District Court yesterday morning.on a writ of detention.
"The first arrest was made last Saturday when Settlement Police stopped in Gordon Road a truck Toaded with 75 cases of machinery and scientific instruments, said to be belonging to an Educational Supplies Company. The Chinese in the: truck is named Tseu Ping-kwelr_a foreman of the firm, who—was detained.
Inquiries by the Police revealed that the firm had taken out fire and damage insurance policies for $250,000 from the Lloyd's Insurance Company, according to Mr. Thomas S. Lea, municipal advocate, who prosecuted, The firm was said to have fled a claim for the loss of their property in 721 Kunming Road in Yangtszepoo uring hostilities, and the insurance firm was said to have agreed to pay $186,000.
'The 78 cases of goods found on the truck, according to the prosecution, were' part of the insured property reported to have been lost. They had been stored at 400 Rue Lafayette and were being removed to Gordon Road, when the police made the Alscovery, Chang "Tsun-sai and Woo Zang zung, godown keeper and carpenter, were arrested when the police visited the Rue Lafayette address.
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