Acting upon information supplied by the U.S, Consulate-General, members of the Settlement and French Police Forces on Wednesday carried out raids which resulted in the arrest of four Chinese alleged to be members of a dope ring suppl: ing narcotics to smugglers on board the US.T. Chaumont and—vessels, The four men—Tsu Zai-dong, tailor Hu Ping, jeweller; Wu Pingnyoh, and Zung Ling-zien—all denied the charges, at the First Special trict Court yesterday, before Judge Siao, All the prisoners were a sted b detectives of the S.M.P, Narcotic Section under Detective Sub-Inspector A, Rhind, as previously reported in the "North-China Daily News," following the receipt of information fron the U.S. authori-tie n court it was stated that, as the result of two American sailors being caught in' possession of eighty-o1 el tins of opium on their arrival at San francisco from China, a statement was taken from the two men—Robert Pinson and Andrew Horvayth, In this statement certain information was given which led the U.S. Consulate-General to inform the Shanghai Municipal Police, who immediately carried out raids, the results of which were the detenti of the four Chinese,
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