Shanghai. Sept. 27.
Armed kidnappers ran riot yesterday inthe Settlement and inthe third of a series of abductions kid-happed Sing Tsi-téoung, a Chinese student, as he was leaving the Tyeire "High School on' Edinburgh Road, The boy, son of wealthy parents was about to get into a private car when he was intercepted by five men two armed. At the pistol point they forced the chauffeur to leave the car and remove the ignition key. Secure irr the knowledge that the private car would not offer, pursuit the Kidnay pers bundled the boy into another Wailing car and drove away. The chauffeur made a report to the police Up to a ate hour last night detectives of the Bubbling Well. station Merchant, Youth Kidnapped Shanghai, Sept. 27.
The western district of the International Settlement was again the scene of armed kidnapping when two Chinese were abducted by armed men, both cases being carried out within two hours, Up to a late hour yesterday. no traces had been dis fevered by the Municipal Police, al though a ear, used in the second icid-napping, was later recovered by police in Jessfeld, The frst case was reported to the Bubbling Well police station shortly before 8 a.m. by the St. John's Middle School in. Jessfield Road. One of their pupils had been carried away by a gang of about six-ore seven men within sight of the school. The vie~ tim, Chen Chang-tsung, seventeen years of age and a native of Chekiang, was going to school at 7.43 am, When within two hundred yards of his destination, he was approached by the abductors "who hustled him into a alleyway near by. The crime was seen by some schoolboys, who reported the case to the school authorities, - The. Latter communicated with the Police, No. political motive was attached to the crime by the detectives me estimating, who believed that ransom was the aim of the criminals. The Vietim's father is a Chinese business Iron Merchant Carried Of Another kidnapping was. reported to the Gordon Road police station two hours later after three armed men had abducted "Mr, Yung Chi-ting, manager of the New China Iron Works, Investigations showed that Mr, Yang was driving in his private car to his office, which is situated at Lane 895 House "60 Ferry Road when, a few steps from the Works, he wan ordered to stop by the who brandished their pistols. The abduetors then foreed the victim into the eat seat, while one of them took the wheel and drove away, The car, bearing licence plates 412, was discovered later in the morning Jessfield Road, No traces of the vielim, nor of the kidnappers had deen found, It was believed that this crime was also committed for ransom, since the victim is considered to be'a wealthy man. Police Investigations falled to show whether the man was connected with any politico organizations.
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