Shanghai, Mor. 21 order to further the interests of the Royal Empire Society in Shanghat 8 temporary committee of Fellowsthas been formed unt such ome To call meeting: when Eommitce may be selected by ballot 'The "temporary "Committee is follows: Mess Vo'G. Bowden' Avs: {ation Government" trade" Com: mnusoners BF Hardman P. °C. Gain, N.C. Macgregor, ud Alec Savidson, "acting Seoretary.
The diction of the Compitie was sade at the nona reception tthe Foyat Empire Solely, which was held tne home of eA tt George "GonsulsGenersi, one Seek 1: Bising' the eeception "Me George outlines the alme and objects of the Society and gave trio sesount nny The total value The oot was estimated at $180, Raids and searches conducted by members of the Gordon Road Station staff have resulted in six suspects being put under arrest. Some. of these are believed to be members of the gang or fangs operating out of alleyways connecting with "Con naught Road, In Nanking Road Shanghai, Mar. 22.
Nesting innocently among oranges, a Mills-type hand-grenade caused. panic yesterday afternoon. at the Jewellery shop of Messrs, Tek Chang Ca, 180 Nanking Road, where tyed ben carried by an alleged mem= ber of an extortion gang.
"The bomb did not explode, and the young, roughly-dressed Chinese who Introduced it into the shop ina fruit basket was arrested through the time: ly arrival of the police. Neverthe. Tess. a temporary scare was created at the well known jeweller's and in the immediate vicinity.
demand for $10,000 under penalty of harm to the establishment had been made some days ayo anonymous letter sent to the shop. findon March 20 this demand. was repeated by 4 mysterious Chinese In a telephone message. 'The money Was not promised oF paid. So that when, at "3 otlock yesterday afternoon, & Chinese walked into. the secre' and put a small basket of Fanges topped with a hand-grenade fon the counter, the manager suspect ed a connection with the previous threats.
Tastead of set ug off the robbery alarm system connecting with Central Police Station, and thus possibly causing the dangerous intruder to ats tempt throwing the bomb, the stof insanaged to communicate' with the Police in another way. A. man suc ceeded in slipping outside and telephoned Central Slation from a neighbouring. shop.
Led by Chief Insp. F. West and Detective Insp. W. Duncan, uniformed and plainelothes' members of the 'Station personnel raced to Nanking Road in' police cars. They were in time to arrest the "bomber" who was trapped in the shop. The man Jand the small basket of oranges with THs lethal centre were taken to the Station.
'A large crowd collected in Nan~ king Road, near Kiangse Road, to watch the police operations." No shots were fired.
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