Shanghai, Sept. 4.
An abduction in which three JJopanese gendarmes. were implicated, was averted by che tnse'y arr val of two "Chinese ¢"nstabies yesterday when Dr. Pau Tsao-yoong of 108 Rue Raron Gros was lured by a fake call {o attend a sick person in Ronin 246 of the Asia Lodging House at 371 Hankow Road at about 2 pin.
The Chinese doctor as at his acne when he received a call asking him to come te the Asia Lodging House where a sick person required medical aesistance. Not suspe-ting ans foul lay, Dr. Pau went there immediately. JAs soon as he had arrived at the place, he was surrounded by. three Japanese gendarmes in plain' clothes Jand two Chinese, who intimidated him with a pistol and ordered him to get into a waiting car.
The victim called for help and struggled with his would-be abduct were heard by the ly. The constables ran to his help and managed to secure his release, at the [same time taking the gendarmes and Chinese to a police station.
Members of the quintet were questioned by the police and released after they had proved their identities. Further enquiries are being made by the police.
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