Shanghai, Apr. 2.
The son of a rich Chinese factory lowner was singled out by a gang of kidnappers "yesterday, the—victim being Mr, Siso Tuli-siao, who was {forced into a waiting ear outside his Jhome at 90 Tunsin Road at 8.40 a.m, The crime was reported to the West Jem Area' -Special Police, who are [conducting "investigations.
'The crime was perpetrated by five Jarmed men, who arrived at the scene In Ford hire ear No. 12309. As soon Jas the victim had lett his home, the kidnappers pounced on him' and forced him into the car, The chauffeur was then robbed of hhis uniform and thrown out of the Jvehicle, which was driven away with Jone of the criminals at the wheel, The abduction was not thought te bbe of a political nature, but was be—|lieved 10 have been committed for Floating Mine Seen Off Hongkong Shipping circles in Shanghai will Ido well to take note of the fact that a drifting mine his been discovered off Shek-ku-chou near Cheung Chou, but authoritative quar~ ters state that such a discovery in [Hongkong waters 1s accidental, having no military signifeance, The discovery of the mine was reported to Shanghai by the "Customs " Harbour Master in Hongkong. Tt was. frst seen' by the captain of the Po On who made the report on March 19, An-Jother drifting mine was discovered Jat Luke Chou (George Island) on March 14, inst 'Although they are unable to ex-plan why these mines have' been {found in Hongkong waters, the same Jquarters do not entertain' the Idea that they are related to military preparations us some reports would a pear {0 have people believe, It is stated that from time to time Hongkong notices to mariners concerning. [dangerous obstructions and prohiblt~ fed areas have been received Many new notices are on view on the Public Notice Boards in the Coast Inspector's Oflee located jon the fourth oer of the Customs Building on the Bund, Some time ago, the Customs authorities here Geeldea to exhibit the notices Instead Jot circulating them, unless they deem necessary to do so.
The "Shun Pao" reports that Chin-jose travellers to Hongkong may now obtain provisional passports from the China Travel Service, thus avoid ing carrying out the complicated projeedure for obtaining the documents from the authorities in Hongkong aireetly, Ching Ming Spoiled by Bad Weather Shanghai, Ape. 6 Bad weather in Shanghai yedtorday prevented. numerous "Chinese here from observing, the_tomb-eveeping festival or Ching Ming. which custom oMelally canetioned by Chungking 'The day "is officially. known. a5, the Chinese' Racial Tomb-sweeping Fes-final and oflelals are supposed isit the tombe of famous people in Hiatory ud to: pay annual drioutes tig a Gay for mourning the. dead and observance har been' made lion-aside since oficial encouragement thoo Ted the people to mourn net only Fetatives and lenis Dut also those who died for their country. In pre= ious. yeara' Chinese in" Shanghai iually"went tothe: tombs of their elatives and friends inthe country and burned Joos paper after sweep the tombe.
Before the Sino-Japanese hostilities broke "out, Chinese officials and." Presentatives from public bodies went {othe Unknown Hero's Tomb nin hong and the Tomb of 62 Martyrs Kiangwan to pay their respects. to dead patriots, bul the changed situs {ion te caused them to. cancel. the meetings. Managers of ative Bans aside the day for: mourning, the death of sages and ancient bankers, Cotton Merchant Shot Dead by Gunma Shanghai, Apr. 1.
Pandemonium broke out'on Honan Road yesterday at, 11,12 o'clock in the morning as another Chinese fell victim to a terrorists gun, this me a cotton hong proprietor, 'Shah 'Kel-tsung, who was killed' by two shote in the head, "The attack was made in front of the Shanghai Mercantile Bank Building' at 405 Honan Rood, at the corner of Tientsin Road, 'The deceased, it was Learned,' wax returning to his once from' the Cotton Exchange in Hankow Road in his private rickshaw when unidentified gunman appeared and fired two shots from behind, The sound of the shots sent scores of Chinese scattering for shelter and this afforded the assassin a fine opportunity to escape unnoticed, 'A call_was made immediniely to Centra Police Station and a party of policemen fumed out to the scene of the crime. A cordon was thrown around the area, hut a thorough search failed, A Suspect, however, was detained "and taken to. the station for interrogation, No positive motive for the murder of the cotton merchant, who was 35 years of age and a native of Shao Shing, was known yesterday, but was not thought improbable that the crime was linked with the huge cotton fraud perpetrated by one Chow more than a month ago, Tt may be recalled that last 'Thurs. day, Ho Ching-hua, a member of the' Cotton "Exchange and a complainant in the fraud case, was Kid napped from the premises of the Exchange by. three" men, Nothing, 80 far, has been heard of him,
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