Shanghai, May 22.
On the suspicion that ' they "had been counterfeiting notes of the Bank of China and Central Bank of China, three men were brought before the First Special District Court yesterday on a writ of detention. After brief questioning during which the men stated that they were employees of the printing plant where they were arrested and that their three employers had fled, the hearing was postponed for a week.
Tt was brought to light in court that counterfeit notes purporting (0 have been issued by the foregoing banks and representing a face value of more than $20,000 were seized by the police in the plant located at 594 Avenue clu Roi Albert, The plant was raided by Central police in cooperation with the French police on Monday. Two printing machines were also seized by the police. the Chinese ¥IM.C.A. in Boulevard de Montigny. 'The assault was made by two other youths well dressed in foreign clothes. One of them was arrested and it was through the alleged confession made by' this, arrested youth that the police later arrested the two sons of the victim, Mr, Wang Kung-wen, a rich Shantung merchant, It was alleged by the arrested lad that they went to the Chinese YMCA. to rob Mr. Wang in order fo enable his two sons to get his money and that they did so at the instigation of the sons. Losing no time, the French police soon arrested the two sons at a Concession address, Wang Min-shing and Wang Ming-yao, the arrested sons, who have received "their education in Shanghai, were brought before the Concession court yesterday on a writ of detention after brief ques tioning. The French police retrained from framing charges against them, Hearing was postponed for 10 days, It will be recalled that two young men went to Mr. Wang's room where they were received by their intended vielim, Producing an. imita-ion pistol, one' of them pointed the fake gun at his heart while the other tried to bind him with a long rope. Discovering that the gun was an imitation one, the victim screamed for help, whereupon servants of the dormitory rushed to the scone of the trouble in time to arrest the youth armed with the fake gun, 'Tue Union Church Women's Guilds' rummage sale, held yesterday at the Union Church Hall in ald of funds for benevolences, realized the excellent sum of '§1,20140 and the Guild wish to thank all those who 80 generously supported the sale both with goods and personal help.
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