Shanghai, July 16.
Eleven thief and pickpocket suspects, mostly old offenders, were brought before the First." Special District Court yesterday by' the Louza police on a writ of detention, and hearing was postponed for. a week to facilitate further—police investigations. Tt was alleged' that the detained persons might have been involved in many crimes committed in the business contre of the ity.
'They' were arrested on Sunday after "painstaking Investigations the police who visited them when they were having a party In a room of a hotel in Vu Ya" Ching Road. 'They were all well dressed foreign clothes when arrested, and no one would have suspected' that they had committed crimes. The Souet was told by the police prox Secutor that most of them were' old Seven robber suspects were brought before the tribunal also by the Louza police. They were rested in a Foochow Road tea house, One of them was alleged to be robber responsible for a hold-up in. Chekiang Road last year. A warrant for his arrest was issued long ago. The men, also were remanded guslody pending" further" investiga-
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