Che plan alleged to have been eon revived by a yang of which Widler alleged to be the ringleader, for the theft of the copper was ingenuity insole and the boldness of its execu tion took everyone by surprise. Widler is alleged to have rented godown space from the Commercial Express and Storage Company for the manu facture of bullet proof steel vests, During the past three months he gained access to the godown and it alleged numerous nocturnal. visits were made to the place by. trucks Which invariably left for a" destines ion in Hongkew fu each invtanee.
"The circumstances of the attempted arrest of Widler on Thursday mom Ing were startling. OmMecrs of the Settlement of Japanese consular alice ascended to the 17th floor of the Broadway Mansions in Hongiew, where Widler himself confronted them, Before the warrant was exectited he was permitted to tele. phone to his lawyer. Soon after Fe'eral_members of the Japanese red on the scone that Shanghai newspapers were printing ties about him, atr.
A. "Elly" Widler issued a' state ment' Tate last night in connection with the reported rand larceny of than U.S$100,000_ worth land bars stored Company Inc. in the Commercial Express and Storage Company" godown, Me. Widler, Company by the Mint and not by the American Trad-Ing Company. The transfer made in 1937 was a transfer of protection and the American 'Trading 'Company has since then Imported and sold copper to local merchants. If the copper in the godowns belonged to them, why didn't they sell it, specially now when the price is 30 high'
"Why did the Japanese authorities I the godowns about two years SHE." continued Mr. Widler, "and why were the seals only taken off after the American Consul had told the authorities thay only coy re and ths there were no copper coins in the
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