Seven Chinese Arrested by Louza Police Seven Chinese, alleged to be wharf racketeers, were remanded by the First Special District Court yesterday for one week for further investigation, The men were rounded up by detectives of Louza Station along Soochow Creek, where they were said to have been extorting money from those who arrived from the interior in launches operated by foreign firms. On one occasion, Chinese rice merchant, Mr. Shih Tsu-foh, had to pay $360 to a gang of racketeers before he was permitted to leave the wharf.
Acting on information received, the detectives visited the wharves along Soochow Creek and arrested on Thursday afternoon Hsia Chi-hung, Kao Siao-keng, Wang Chang-sun and four others. They are now being detained by the police for further inquiries,
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