The Archive · 1940

Long Crime Calendar Ascribed to Gunmen

Nine Suspects Arrested — After Chow Home Affair

Through the efforts of members of Crime Branch Headquarters of the Shanghai Municipal Police, altogether nine Chinese were in cüstódy yésterday accused of belongiág to the desperate gang which om January 25 sought to rob the House of Dr. P. T. Chow, the manager of a large Chinese dispensary, in Lane 214 Yates Road.

On that date four mien, three of whom carried pistols, spent over an hour in Dr. Chow's residence but were captured by police from the Chengtu Road Station when a servant mantiged to give the alarm. No shots were fired By either the police oF the suspects.

In addition to these four, Headquarters detectives have now captured five others and it is reported that the gang has Béeh respoHWble for the commission of at least fourteen robberies while arftied, one attampted kidnapping likewise under arms, and thirteen extortion cases in which threatening letters were sent to the victims.

The prisoners are on remand) from the First Spevial District Court while detectives are completing their widely ramified inquiries, Madeley, said he wes horriféd at the mere idea of South Africa making a The Premier declared that anyone separate peace. Who thought the Government

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