'The extradition of two male and two female Chinese to Shanghai was successfully. done, while a. Chinese female is still being detained by the Kulanysu Police in order' that they: may continue further enquiries endeavour to trace other missing boys, The disposal of the Formosans has Been left to the discretion of the Japanese Police in Amoy, little direct evidence having been obtained that would definitely connect them as. being concerned in the activities this gang. The two male and_ two female Chinese extradited to Shanghai have been arraigned before the Shanghai Special District Court together with the male and two female Chinese arrested by the River Police in conjunction with the Police on August 10. 1940, charged with the offence of abduction (case at present on remand).
Of the boys recovered in Amoy and Kulangsu, none of them were brought to Shanghai by the S. Mf Police pending definite identifeation from photographs by their respective parents, Arrangements, however, have been made to enable the Police to locate any of these bays should such identi. fication be made when they could be returned to their parents, Missing Persons Bureau Active Seven photographs of boys abduct-during 1939 and 1940 both from the International Settlement and French Concession, have since been Identified, and. every endeavour is being molle by the insertion of photo-'Eraphs in the local Chinese press and with the assistance of Missing Persons Section to locate the parents of the other boys. Rore than 100 photographs of children who had" been found by Hongkong Police under: suspicious circumstances have been received from Hongkong but none of these photographs have. been identi fied in Shanghai.
'The arrests in 'Shanghai, Amoy and Kulangsu have undoubtedly' broken Lup a highly organized gang specialize ing in the abduction of boys from Shanghai It is worthy to note that the number of females who have been arrested in connection with the acvities of this gang shows the extensive manner in which this organized frame was conducted.
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