Louza District "King" Gets Prison Term Woo Chung-hwa, alias Woo Kwang-ming, the vice ring chief and ex-tertianer well known to amusement establishments and hotels in the "protection fee" time to time. His notoriety recently received the attention of the police who were determined to eliminate his menace to the -Chinese pleasure-his downfall. He sent written "invitations" to managers of houses of joy in the area where he has been the absolute ruler of loafers, ostensibly for the purpose of celebrating his birthday, a trick played by many crooks for collecting cash gifts. Woo might have saved the trouble of going to court had he not mentioned in his "invitations" that each "guest" should present him a $10 cash gift. He was serious and appeared to be carrying out his celebration programme in a big way by renting a big room in the Dai Lu Hotel in Vu Ya Ching Road, which was later found to be his temporary accountant office, The Louza police, however, knew how to handle him and just after he had collected enough cash gifts as evidence they swooped down on the chief gangsters temporary headquarters in the hotel in time to catch him and one of his lieutenants, Indicating his strong influence in the amusement district, few victims would venture to appear in court to testify against him. Only a Kwangsi Road "girl guide" society manager did. He and his assistants were recently assaulted by the gang when he refused to pay.
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