Brutal Slaying in French Pistols Seized ion; Dispute Over In a large series of raids carried Concubine Held as Motive out by detectives from Bubbling Well Police station, some 50 odd sus-Failure to pay for a concubine, pects were arrested during the week-whom he had purchased from his end, the last arrest having been associates, is believed to have led to made on Monday morning and police the brutal staying at 7 am. yester-are now understood to be convinced day of Zeng King-song, aged 36 that they definitely have at least a proprietor of a small cardboard box few of the gunmen who took part factory, at House 60; Lane 849 in the daring armed robbery at a Seymoür Road, who was discovered cotton mill on Brenan Road on the lying in bed at his home 39 Haig Li, morning of March 1, when, it will Avenue Haig shot through the chest be recalled, a C. P. C. was killed in and injured by blows from an axe. action after he attempted to challenge The murder was committed by four armed men, who were escaping four unknown Chinese, two of whom with a loot of $2,000. remained outside the dead man's The first man was arrested at an home while the other two, one of address on Ferry Road on Saturday them armed with an axe and the evening and careful questioning of other with a pistol, entered through this man resulted in a large number the back door and made their way of raids being made various to the bedroom where they dis addresses in the western district covered Zeng lying in bed Most of the raids, having been Here they ruthlessly attacked carried out in "Ta Tao" territory, their victim, one man raining blow according to information available after blow on Zeng with th} axe yesterday, were made in ce-operation while the other fired one shot from with the Japanese authorities who his pistol which lodged in the are at present understood to be region of the dead man's heart, detaining seven or eight of those kiling him instantly. They then arrested. made their escape out meeting Most spectacular of all the raids anyone in the house. was the one carried out in a hotel
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