will be recalled that about al month ago the Settlement police were prevented from effecting, the arrest a gang of robbers they had cornered "in Lane 608, Vu Yuen Had, scene of recent Japanese restrictions, 4 the result of action by the Japanese gendarmerie. On that occasion also, 2 umber of Chinese police were tem= orarily detained by the Japanese.
An unusual result of yesterday's gun-battle between the police and ings ters was the release of a Kidnap victim. A gang of four kid nappers, three of whom were armed, were transporting their vicilin Japanese Release Police Party Shanghai, Nov. 5.
Negotiations held between Japanese authorities and Deputy Commis sioner T, Robertson of the Shanghai Munleipai Police brought about the release yesterday of the six Europ-cans, one Japanese and four Chinese detectives, all of them from the. Bubbling Well Police Station, "who were held at the Japanese Special Service Section Headquarters at 94, Jessfield Road from about 9 p.m. on Sunday till'2 am, yesterday, The pistols, which "were seized from them, were returned on their arturo, The six foreigners were Inspector W. B. Curtis, Detective Inspector MeCahes, senior detective of at the station, Detective Sub-Inspec: for 7. Ht, Darvill, Detective Sergeant H. E, Greenfield, Probationary "Sergeants L. T. Roberts and L.A. Cockburn, Their detention followed 9 shoot= ing affray in Chao Feng Villa, Lane 37° Brenan Road, when criminals attempted to shoot their way out of a cordon flung around the section of buildings, The officers from Bubbling Well Station, who were called out to the scene, managed to shoot two robbers, and one of them said to have sustained mortal" wounds. Another bandit was arrested when hho attempted to break through the cordon.
Tt was while searching for the remaining member of the gang that the policemen were ordered to surrender their arms. by Japanese endarmes, who had arrived there with an officer in command. The Japanese member of the force, who attempted to explain 10. the Japanese oticer, was also disarmed anid held while netations went on, The van, in which the police party arrived the Villa, was detained.
Mr. Robertson was immediately' notified and his negotiations with the Japanese officials resulted in the lease of the policemen at about 2 am, The Japanese, it was learned, contested the right of the Settlement Police tov be in their territory, "ihe scene of the shooting affray' bein sbout half a mile from Brenan Road.
The robbers, however, were de-fained by the Japanse and nothing thas been heard of them since. a hut in their motor ear Gearing the Hence number 12140) when they heard the. gute.
Thinking that the police were ater them they threw thee. vitin, from the ear and raced away. 'Their Victim, 'Test Talchu. owner of a tea hop 10s Mapst Hood whom they kidnapped at 745.pmy regained his' freedom. The "kidnappers car was later "found "abandoned "in Foobison Road.
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