The arrèst by bluejackets of the Japanese Special Landing Party of three Chinese who carried bogus passes allowing them to enter the Hongkew area led to the apprehension of the manufacturer of the counter-felt documents, the "Nippo" reported yesterday.
cording to the paper, Li Chang-fah, 51, and Shao Teh-tai, 37, employees of a barber's shop owned by the N.Y.K., and Wang Erh, 41, an employee of a forwarding agency, were arrested by bluejackets on July They were turned over to the Hongkew police' of the SMP. and Japanese detectives examined them. This led to the arrest of Li Chin-pao, 26, and Li Shun-pao, 23, coolies housed in a refugee camp at Canton and Fokien Roads Shen Tien-lin, 25, and Liao Fu-sheng, 23, also were arrested at a refugee camp on North Chekiang Road.
Getting a clue from the accounts of those arrested, the detectives seized Li Fu-keng, on Tiendong Road, Hongkew, on July 12.
As a result Li Fu-keng, who was the last to be arrested by the S.M.C. constables, was found to be the originator' of the counterfeit pass scheme,
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