Chinese Charged with Crimes After Curfew Hours Pleasure seekers in Shanghai today will learn with relief that at least four out of many robbers who spe-, cialize in relieving rich people coming from amusement resorts of their cash after the curfew hour has begun were formally charged with robbery. yesterday in the First Special District Court. A mounting mass of evidence was produced by the police against them but judgment was reserved for the next week.
The police indicted them on no less than 11 counts. It was revealed that most of the crimes were committed in the Louza District where many Chinese hotels, sing-song houses and cabarets are located. The fav-eurite trick of the men was to waylay pleasure seekers at the door and when they hired cars they followed them until they got into the cars in which money was stolen The four men were recentl rested together with eight others, two. of whom were released yesterday as no evidence could be found against them. The other six men were charged with trafficking in opium.
It was revealed in court that the robbers carried out their plans in most expert manner. They usually descended upon their victims at an opportune time and when the latter entered motor cars they followed the lead and took over the wheel. At the point of pistol their victims usually rendered all the cash they possessed at the time.
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