Aug. 18, Another important arrest of an ale loged member of the dread "Huang Tao" Society in' Hongkew was made yesterday evening by Settlement de-tee tives at a Chinese house, 1855 Tun)
(Ying) Hwa Li, off Robison—Road, The detectives took into custody one San Lien-hsiang. alles "Sian Koo Nyang." who is. suspected of having participated in the murder of a Chiese named Dai Yoong at the Robison Road Social Centre of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., 4200 Robison Road, on July 17 last. "San is to appear before the First Special District Court this morning, charged with murder One of the facts ascertained by the Police in investigating the case was that the three cartridge cases picked fat the scene of the assassination belonged to bullets which had, been fired when Dai. Yoong was killed, from one of 27 pistols sold by thy Settlement Police on last March 14 to Japanese for the alleged use of the Special Service Section of the Japanese Army. Some of these weapons, with the numbers filed off, it understood have been recovered by investigators and have been connected with other assassinations or attempted assassinations. An effort is being made now to learn how these pistols got into the hands of the various assassins.
The man arrested last night, who is 29 years el and a native of the Pedestrians Only Over Szechuen Road Bridge amens Windy Corner, on th Northern Perimeter Kompo district of northern Klanusu, admitted to the Police shat he joined the "Huang Tao Hwei" on July 5 so "third-class" member of the terrorist organization. In this class paid $20 a month, but he remised, atony, with other recruits, that if he proved efficient' member would be promoted to the "second class" which the pay was $50, moned to Hongkew On San told the July 8 or 9, investigators, he was called to the sixth floor of the New Asia Hotel to receive instructions. about a "job" from Zang Nyoh-tsing, the 15-Ib. chid of the organization, The corpulent Mr. Zang, he sid, addressed him and two other young, members, Zau Chin-ling and* Mab, Mob-ts, and gave each a pistol. They were told to go to the ¥.M.C.A, Centre in Robison Road and assassmote a certain Chinese teacher there.
After hiding at Zau's home they went to Robison Road at 8 pan. on One of them opened fire in the pi and with three shots killed Dai Yoong and wounded boy, Tsang Ching: aged 11, in the right hand, The boy recovered, San further told the detective that after the assassination all three gangsters fled to 66 Jessiield Road, where Zau telephoned the New Asia Hotel, informing "headquarters" the evening's work and a, motor-car to take the Creek." Me said (that a car called for them and rettirned them to the New Asia Hotel.
After the murder, San was promoted to "second-class" worker, with, '$50 a month, he stated.
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