Presence of mind and fearlessness fon the part of a middle aged wealthy Chinese saved him from be-{nig kidnapped when he was accosted:
two armed abductors in Vu Yuen Road, near Brenan Road, at about 10 am, Yesterday, just as he was lo: Ing'his home to go to his ofice in Avenue Edward VI.
Mr, Wang Ssu-ching, intended victim of the kidnappers, left his home and was getting into his car when the two criminals approached and attempted to push him into his car. The victim struggled with the kidnappers and managed to free himself, Ho then slarted running west in Vu Yuen Rood.
Seeing themselves foiled, the two men took to their heels and escaped by boarding Route No, 1 bus, going towards Avenue Haig, The vielim, a native of Kwangsi and fitly years of axe, Is not known to belong to any political organization ere, and it was believed yesterday that the attempt had been made on purely pecuniary grounds. The case was reported to the Bubbling Well station by his son Mr, Wang is the manager of China Cotton Company, with offices Avenue Edward Vit, Kidnappers' Attempt Foiled by Police C.P.C. 2708 took from his hand a 25 Lo" Monorlog automatic pistol containing six rounds of ammunition, 'The robber was bleeding profusely, and believing him to be too seriously wounded to move, C-P.C, 2708 continued the pursuit of the other robber, but lost sight of him in' Burkill Road.
"On returning to the scene of the shooting C\P.C, 2768 discovered that the wounded robber had disappeared. A trail of blood was observed lead ing to the Burkill Road entrance of the alleyway, and from residents in the vicinity it was learned that the wounded robber had boarded a public rickshaw ud proceeded east slong Burkill Road, 'On the fellen aay the Charge Room Sergeant duly at West Tongkew Station informed—Sinza Statfon that 0 Korean, suffering from gunshot, wounds had' been admitted to the San Ming Hospital, 70 North Honan Road, and had been transferred to the Foo Ming Hospital, North Szechuen Toad, This wound~
Shanghai, Dec. 28.
The sight of members of the Shanghai Special Municipality Police forced five kidnappers to leave their victim in the car and take to their heels shortly after 6 pan. yesterday, the sbdueted man being Dr. Ying "Tsu-ling, residing in House $3 Lane 189 Kinnear Road The abductors gained entrance to tke victim's home and forced him to follow them, taking him away in his own car, which bore licence No, 8284.
Near ihe corner of Connaught and Jessfield Rosels, the car was slowed down by a bus, which foreed the xehiele to stop near the barrier. There the kidnappers saw several members of the Shanghai Special ice, on clinty searehine Afraid that their victim would raise alarm and that they would be rvested, the kidnappers abandoned Dr, Ying and kis ear and escaped. As the victim did not raise an alarm, the abductors managed to effect their ed_man was said to be the robber shot by C.P.C. 2768. The wounded man was brought to Sinza Station at about 320 pam. on the same day He admitted the armed robbery and corroborated the statement of C.P. 2168 as to falling to stop when order-fed_and then being shot.
For courage, tenacity and efi ciency the Board unanimously re-
Ax alarm raised by one of the occupants of 200 Kwangse Road! resulted in the arrest of one un~ armed robber at 11 am, on Dec. 27, when, a band entered the place and stole §2,000. The robbers took to their heels when the alarm was raised, but the Police managed to catch one of them.
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