arfest of in extortion' gans which Further detalts on the, wholesale had operated in' the rene Conees: sion, were learned yesterday. The first arrested man was, it way reported, Korean, wh, was' taken into custody by the French police, dri ce-operation with "the "Western Shanghai Area Police, on Jessfield Road as he was wailing for the. money" "demanded from the Lafayette 'Theatre, 'The. Korean was taken to French headquarters where he gave informa tion to the detectives with regard {0 other members of the gang. All the fextortionists eyeded arrest' until, a Few, days ago. when detectives, investigating the activities of the gang, Fecelved information that offer mem? bers of the ring could be found in certain Chinese tedging houses in the _|fiternational Settlement, The next raid netted the police more than fen persons, Who later con fessed that their leader, was an ex-Jgcmpany commander "of police "in Poolung, fig name was said to be.
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