The Archive · 1939

Alleged Abduction In Concession

NORTH-CHINA — Two Chinese Said Removed From Chinese Restaurant Enquiries Proceeding

Two men enter a restaurant, order a meal, which is quickly served, and then are joined by three other men. Without finishing the meal they walk Out of the establishment with these men and enter a waiting car, which is driven away at high speed. Thes: were the facts of an alleged kidnapping case which was reported to the French Municipal Police last night by the proprietors of the King Kong restaurant situated Route Voyron Motor Car Smash The damaged side and splintered glass of the royal car in which Queen Mary was travelling when it collided with a motor lorry at Wimbledon.

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