From enquiries. made from the various victims yesterday, it appears that with the exception of Mr. Howell, all were under the impression that they were being asked to stop by police search-parties. one of the Victims who knew that the SAP. Jsend no plain-clothes men on search-parties being under the impression that the "Ta Tao" police were actually responsible, for halting the vehicles.
Mr. J. H. Ford, whose car was the forst one to be held up, told a representative of the -"North-China Daily News" yesterday that both he and his wife were asked to alight
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