An interesting story was told to the Central police station detectives by Kang Sz Hsiong. a young Chinese employed by his brother at the Yak Kyi Cotton Mill, on Sunday afternoon, when he claimed to have been taken to Kiangwan where he was detained for several hours, being mistaken for his brother.
According to his original report, he had been sent to the China and South Sea Bank, in Hankow Road, by his brother on Saturday morning to collect the latter's dividends and to withdraw some shares from the bank. This was done "ud the youth was returning from the bank, with $428 in cash and $6,000 in shares, when, in front of the Administration Building of the Shanghai Municipal Council, he was stopped by two Chinese.
Prelending that they were armed Ly holding their hands under their gowns, the two men, according to Kang, intimidated him and forced him into a waiting car. The chauf-four of the vehicle then drove away in a northerly direction, finally arriving in Kiangwan.
The victim was taken into a house and pushed into a room, where he was kept under guard for a few minutes. A little later, ten Chinese, all armed with mausers, entered the room and began questioning him, mistaking him for his brother.
When the man told them that he was not his brother and that he had been sent to the bank to collect the dividends and to withdraw some shares, his captors relieved him of the money and shares and brought him back to the International Settlement, where they released him.
This story, however, did not find the detectives ready to believe Kang, and further questioning forced the young man to confess that, after he had left the bank, he went to the Lien Chow gambling den in Vu Yuen Road, where he lost all the money.
Afraid to tell his brother the truth, Kang came home at about 2 a.m. on Sunday, saying that he had been taken to Kiangwan and that he had only been released after the robbers had taken away_his money and shares.
His brother took him to the Central station to make the report and it was then established that the story had been fabricated to cover his gambling loss. He was brought before the First Special District Court yesterday morning and was remanded in custody for one week.
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