The Archive · 1941

Armed Robber

pected to be a member of a er gang, a Chinese lawyer named Zee Ding-an appeared in the First Special District Court yesterday. Following a short hearing, il was refused by the judge. Zee was arrested with five other men in hotel in Chekiang Road, where the police seized a pistol. The arrest. it was alleged, was made possible through the confession made by the rst man arrested in connection witn the same case.

Questioned by the judge. the accused lawyer said that he had gone hotel to visit a friend. When asked why he had made friends with gangsters, he was silent. He reted the court to grant bail, but the judge refused. The gang" was believed to have been involved in a number of crimes, including the one mitted in a Chinese food hong 7 Changsha Road on Saturday

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