Kidnapped Shanghai, May 3.
Two offeials of the Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Ca, one of the largest cigarette manufacturing firms. in Shanghai, were kidnapped at 2,05 p.m. yesterday as they were about to ence: the factory situated along Vu Yuen Road, The victims, of whom nothing has been heard since, are Mr. Vong Chia-chang, manager of the Tobacco Leaf Department, and Mr. Lee Tsdong, who is in charge of the Packing Department.
Both offciais were returning to the factory at 43 Vu Yuen Road, after the noon recess, and just as their car was about 10 turn off the municipal' road, four Chinese, all armed with pistols, forced their ear to stop, and ordered the two officials out of the vehicle under the pretext of wishing to make a search for heroine and pistols, Presumably under the belief that the armed men were plain clothes members of the Special Municipality pelled, the two victims obeyed only to find themselves forced into a waiting Taylor taxi which drove off in an westerly direction along. Vu Yuen Road, presumably inia Chinete ter-
'The affair frst came to the notice of the police when the driver of the taxi used for the "kidnapping" made 8 report of the incident to Bubbling Well' police station.
According to his version, the gunmen hired the car froma Taylor /g2rage sub-station near the Bee Ba Bo cabaret, and ordered him to drive to Keswick Road. When they had arrived. at their' destination, they pressed a pistol into his back, ordering him to leave the vehicle. Two men were waiting on the side of the oad and led the driver to a straw-bhut were he was detained for several minnies, eventually being told. to regain Keswick Road where he found his car intact, Before leaving the straw-hui, he was given $5.
Detectives are said to be following several clues but it was impossible to ascertain yesterday whether the kidnappers were members of the Special Municipality Police or whether they were criminals, Investigations are being continued.
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