The Archive · 1939

Japanese Round Up Arson Suspects

Alleged Gang Caught While Fleeing from Fire

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arrested by Naval Landing apane: Party unit about "e Thursday morning while the Eh re fleeing from a fire which had godown opposite Jukong hanghai Mainichi.

While Mr. Juzo Nohara, blasting of 16 Yuchingfang, North Road, and two companions ched the godown on business. noted white smoke pouring e building. Hastily throwing open e door, they discovered flames just beginning to break through some gasoline-soaked cotton and wood piled upon bags o beans in the corner, the d As Mr. Nohara fought the blaze with his coat, his two companions pursued several Chinese who fied hrough the back door as the Japanese entered the godown, the paper said.

Receiving news of the fire, blue-kets of the Japanese Special P: astened to the scene in trucks rounded up seven suspects. Inves-ligations are now being carried out by the authorities, the Japanese journal added,

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