Shanghai, Apr. 2 Ho Chingchua, the Chinese cotton merchant who. was kidnapped. from the Chinese Cotton Brokers' Asso-lation Market at 118 Hankow Road Thursday morning, has the Japanese military authorities 40 thank for his freedom, The cotton broker was taken by the Ikidnappe to Chapei where he was held under guard, On Friday ovening, the JJapanese held manquvres inthe Paoshan Road area and the gunfire frightened the abductors away, with the result that Ho had no difheulty. in, escaping, The Chinese merchant, it may be recalled, was on the premises of the market when three men foreed him follow them and then took him away In a waiting ear. Ho was one of the complainants in the huge cot-fon fraud perpetrated by one Chow more than a month ago, Tt was thought that the kidnapping had been committed with an aim of intimidate ing the complainant,
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