Police whistles blown by hotel employees and pedestrians did not prevent three mysterious men from kidnapping a Chinese guest from the Sing Sing Hotel, Rue Tourane, shortly before 10 p.m. yesterday, and from departing in a northerly direction in motorcar bearing S.D.F. licence No. 247.
Officials of the French police, questioned at a late hour last night, said that they had no information regarding the matter and that investigations had only been commenced.
According to investigations made by the "North-China Daily News," the kidnapped man was Koo Li-chuen, a pork dealer with an address in Hongkew. N While no descriptions of the trio of kidnappers could be obtained, it was reliably learned that they entered the hotel and asked to be shown to Koo's room. When they arrived there, they asked him to come along but he refused. Force was then used and Koo had no alternative but to give in.
As the kidnappers were proceeding to their car with their victim, a hotel servant is said to have blown his police whistle. Constables near the scene, immediately dashed towards the hotel, but the car was able to get away before their arrival.
Further investigations revealed that the licence number in question was registered in the name of the Japanese military police some two years ago. increasing extent, reducing the supply of these commodities available to Germany.
"For instance, we have completed arrangements to purchase the entire exportable surplus of Norway's cur-vent catch of whale oil, and though it is preferable that I should not go into detail, I can say that Allied purchases of minerals in South-Eastern Europe have been on a large scale.
"British trade with a number of Germany's neutral neighbours is undoubtedly capable of being' substantially developed, and I look forward to an intensification of trade exchanges to our mutual benefit," Mr. Chamberlain continued,
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