Third Anniversary of Incident Results Busy in Outbreak of In Strictest Precautions by Police Armed Abduction abhorrence and condemnation of the wave of An epidemic of kidnapping fol-which reached its crest recently will give added! lowed in the wake of the recent the third anniversary of the Hungjao incident which wave of other crimes yesterday and in three kidnapping cases reported The occasion will be marked by the concerted action to have taken place within two hours of the Settlement and French Concession who will in the early morning, six Chinese, including three well-known local vigilance to prevent any untoward incident. merchants, were spirited away. anniversaries of the Hungjao affair barbed-wired In one case two of the victims nts erected by coolies of the Public Works Department, were released, According to the of the side streets between the Settlement and French police none of the abductions were and the main thoroughfares will be in evidence. actuated by political motives but by the affluence of the victims.
The barricades have been erected) The An Tung Hotel at 131 Hoopeh in such a manner as to permit vehi-Road was the scene of the first kidcles to pass at slow speed, one at a mapping. At about 630 am. two time, to enable police search parties rice merchants, Wong Sing-pa and to scrutinize the passengers and con-Tsu Tock-ching were abducted from tents. It was learned from police room 258 of the hotel by three kid-headquarters yesterday that the nappers in a hire car, believed to Volunteers also will stand by. To belong to the fleet of taxis of the ensure the ce-operation of the maxi-Johnson Garage. mum number of police officers it was The kidnappers, who were armed, learned, all leave of absence has been! entered the room and, at the point cancelled. of a gun, ordered their victims to Although no trouble is anticipated proceed to the waiting garage car the police have decided to take every outside. It was learned that another precaution necessary similar to those private car had also been commis-of former years to ensure the peace sioned to take part in the crime by and order of the Settlement and the abductors. Once the victims French Concession. were safely in the vehicles, they A high police official stated yester-were driven away in a westerly day afternoon that the precautions direction. were a duplication to the letter of The victims it was ascertained have those taken last year. At the Cen-been living in the hotel for nearly a tral and Louza stations the entire month and came from Sungching police machinery will be placed today near Sungkiang. at the complete disposal of the officers Silk Merchant Victim in charge. The usual searches will be carried out by search partis Mr. Chao Shiao, a wealthy silk will visit Chinese hotels, lodging merchant, his brother and his young houses and amusement centres to nip adopted son were the victims of kid-in the bud any attempt at. terrorism. nappers in the second abduction case which engaged the attention of the
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