Shanghai. Feb. 3.
It created " mild sensation in police and Chinese circles here yesterday When it-was revealed in the First Special District Court that the authorities of the new Greater Shang hai Municipal Government have been emiting armed members, of their Defence Corps" in f-reign settlements, Three armed men who were alleged to have admitted that they were to Join. the corps were arrested on February 1 in the Louza district by police patrol headed by Sergeant RH, Ekins, and they were all brought before the court yesterday together with four other suspects, one of-them a woman, They were remanded in custody without being questioned at length, as the police wanted to make more investigations, During questioning, one fof the accused stated that the guns found in. their possession were ob-{tained from someone at the Sincere Roof Garden, while another explained that the weapons were given by a man named Wang Yung-ming, alleged operated from Bubbling Well station and. raided eight houses in various parts of the Seltlement and the Confession between February *2 and Yesterday morning. They nabbed 23, men and nine women in all and were also responsible for the seizure of the weapons and the ammunition. Some 27 pawn-tickets and a quantity of clothing believed to originate from recently-committed armed robberies, were also. seized.
"Meanwhile, detectives from Wayside. sation under DetSergt. C. J. MeCahey arrested ten men, six at an address at Yochow Road. These men are believed to be responsible for the series or armed robberies perpetrated in the Wayside district during the past few months.
Another police party, from Yangtszepoo, arrested three men and covered a pistol and a few. rounds of ammunition during a raid carried out'in a village of Sungpang Road on Thursday.
"All" those arrested, have been placed on a writ of detention, when they appeared before the First Speci District Court yesterday morning os police have not had time to investi te the various suspects. This work, it is believed, week as Individual questioning of each suspect will be necessary.
Tt could not be learned yesterday evening whether or not members of the wang arrested by the officers from Bubbling Well station were responsible for the daring robbery of a foreign house on Avenue Foch fow days ago, when $2,000 worth of jewellery and money were stolen Whilst servants had been conventently locked Into a bath-room.
'Questioning, so far merely revealed that' the ings had been responsible for 9 number of armed robberies Greater Shanghai, The the Sinza and West Hongkew dis corps was being formed against tricts and these clues are now being guerillas, he said.
They were ready followed up whilst to become members of the corps, they oticers confidently expect that other were alleged to have told the police. unsolved crimes have also been per= Whether or not their story is true petrated by those now being detained, is still a matter of investigation but the Chinese press last evening exety. Charged pressed indignation that Mayor Fu Shanghai. Feb. 5 Msino-en of Greater Shanghai should Ning more robber suspects were have tried (o recruit armed men brought before the First Special the Seltloment for his corps, The District Court yesterday by the Bub-reports alleged that members rebling Well Police continuing a series crusted from the Settlement must lof raids which they began on Feb. provide arms themselves.
2, brought the total "number Three of the accused wore arrested arrests to 41. No charges have boon shortly after 9 p.m. in Kwangse Road framed against the men as yet and near Hankow Rood. On the first man at the request of the police the court the. police found a Mauser pistol adjourned the hearing to February 17. ended, with four rounds of ammunl-1 will be recalled that between Mien, while the second man had a|February 2 and 3, 92 persons were Mauser loaded with seven bullets. [arrested in various hotels and lodging The third man carried a Browning toures and In their possession two pistol landed with "three rounds. pistols and a hand grenade were: Through their alleged confession the found police later raided n Hankow Road hotel where the other suspects were arrested, Armed Band Raid Murdered Man Was Important Official Shanghai, Jan. 31.
Headquarters detectives of the Shanghai Municipal Police yesterday. continued the investigation of the rgsassination which took place on January 29 on the sixth floor of the Sun Sua Hotel, Nanking Road, a case to which considerable importance The middle-aged victim, Moo Nzohhun, was killed with one shot from pistol held by a man who entered Mldo's room. alone and. who managed escape after the crime. Moo Is reported to Nave been formerly the Chiet.of the Finance Bureau of the Kwangtung Provisional Government, find at the time of his death was chief iaviser to the Executive Yuan of the
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