The investigators were headed by Detective SubsInsp. M. I. Crowther and Detective Sergeant L. W. Lil who arrested one man and tw9, Women on the boat, after a search of hours, during which they came upon a large quantity of new and expensive clothing and silks destined for an up-river port and supposed to belong to the prisoners. These goods were confiscated and hands of the police, who that they were bought by members of the Post Office gang shortly after the robbery.
During the searching of the ship, third woman implicated in the affair managed to flee ashore, but information obtained by the detectives enabled them to apprehend her dur-Ing the night at a house Ju Pingliang Road. In this house were found Several articles of jewellery, clothing, and lengths of fine silk, Packed for shipping, whilst sewn into the women's own clothes was $145 banknotes, which Ukewise were confiscated, No sooner had this raid been completed than the police proceeded to an address in Sinza Road, where they found a quantity of new clothing be-euging to one of the women arrest ed'on the ship. This also was ready for immediate despatch, anda thorough search disclosed a trunk containing a jacket into which was sewn a bank receipt for $1,000. The money had been deposited in a Chinese bank in Kiangse Road two days before. The Sinza Road house was the one in which the $01,000 robbery had been plotted.
Without regard for their need of rest, the detectives. continued. their course of investigation through the night and next visited Chapel, where, with the assistance of the Chines Police, they raided a straw hut which had been used by the women members of the gang to divide $7,000, 1M.C,, visitors to that area are advised to exercise great precautions after dusk, such as ret-
Tants. they might, on the advice of their doctor, also take a prophylactic dose of quinine or oilier suitable compound.
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