Shanghai, May 26.
Closely following the arrest of two} Tibetans and the seizure of a large Jquantity of jewels, Sinza station de-tactives brought to the First Special District Court yesterday morning two [Chinese watchmen on charges of {torting $1,000 from the two Tibetans.
One of the watchmen, Yao Kung-ming, aged 29, employed at the Yienyich Commercial Bank in Peking /Road, arrived from Tientsin recently in the same vessel in which the two [Tibetans travelled. His suspicions were aroused by their behaviour.
Several days after his arrival in [Shanghai, it so happened that the two Tibetans wanted to cash $3,000 from the Yiehyieh Bank. Together with a fellow watchman named Ful Sze-hou, aged 24, he was alleged to lhave extorted $1,000 from them. The Jmoney was recovered by the police.
The two watchmen were remanded by Court until next week for further investigation.
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