Shanghai, Jan, 23.
Another case of taxi commandeer. ing, occurred in the western district yesterday at 735 am. on Robison Fond, the miscreants forcing the chauffeur out of the vehicle and keeping him under guard for more than an hour, The taxi had not been recovered by 5 pin. yesterday, although the search for it continued.
The taxi, bearing Meence No, 12300 and belonging to the Hire Garage, was called out to Connaught Road near Sing Kong Lao. alleyway. On arrival there, we men got into the car and ordered the "chauffeur to take them to Robison Road, Near Kung Yih Cotton Mill, the passengers told the chauffeur to Stop to. pick up three more passengers. 'The minute the vehicle came {oa standstill, the three men rushed up.' Two of them were armed with pistols, The newcomers took away. the chauffeur's uniform ap and forced him out of the car. One of the newcomers, armed with a pistol, took the wheel and the car was driven away in a westerly direction, The chauffeur remained under guard of two gangsters for mote than an hour. "Allowed to go, he reported the case to the Gordon Road. police station.
Tt was not known whether the ear had Been used for any crime, as no abductions had been reported' to the police either in the morning or Yesterday afternoon, All the five Hangsters were stated to be natives of Anhwei, severe shock. 'The weapon a time bomb and not of the usual type, 33 believed to have been deposited' in place to cause a commotion rather anyone. than calculated to seriously injurey
The police of the Settlement yesterday "were -still Investigating "the mysterious bombings at Ciro's, the Paradise Ballroom, the Paramount and the Mee Koo Mei on Saturday night, while the French police were continuing their enquiries concern ing the outrage at. the Green Spot Ballroom in Avenue Edward VII rosulting in two Chinese being seriously injured.
No arrests were made by the police of both areas yesterday and the systematic way in which the bombings were carried out, pointed to the work of an organized band who un+ doubledly Intended to confine their activities only to cabarets frequented Uy the Chinese populace.
Chinese papers yesterday attributed the bombings to miscreants acting" from a patriotic motive, pointing out the occurrence of the outrages while many of the Chinese younger set were celebrating the Spring festivi-
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