Shanghai, Mar. 22.
'Tiree kidnappers each have been sentetieed to five years' imprisonment and a fourth one to one year and nine months, in the First Special District Court "in connection with the Kidnapping of Mr. Perey Chu, well known local Chinese banker" who has regained his freedom. During. the various hearings held in the court it was revealed that Mr. Chu had paid $00,000 to the leader of the Rang in addition to $15,000 which he paid to the sentenced men who help ed him to escape.
The gang leader succeeded in ox-torting $60,000 from Mr. Chu's family after the larier had been kidnapped but wanted to shoo his victim even after the ransom money had been, paid, The sentenced men did not agree with him and secretly allowed Mr, Chu to go free. 'They were arrested, later. however, by the Pootoo Road police although' their leader, a man named Liu Cheng-kuo in whose home Mr. Chu had been hidden, still at large. Mr. Chu was kidnapped on Novenwer 29 of las® year and at first the kidnappers demanded
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