The activities of a well organized band of kidnappers, who participated in four major abductions recently and collected ransom money totalling, more than. $1,000,000 were bared in the First Special District Court yesterday when eight suspected members of the gang were remanded in custody for trial, Among the victims of the band, was disclosed, were Mr. Sung Tsong-fang, a Chinese doctor; Mr. Sung King-chow, manager of the Neo Tal Shing Coal Company and Mr. Chen, owner of the Wel Tsung Hotel, Hankow Road who paid a ransom of $250,000 for his freedom.
Me. Sung it was revealed, was held captive by the gang for two months and a ransom of $9,000,000 originally was asked by the gang for his freedom.
The ringleader of the band was arrested on Friday by detectives of the Settlement police acting In concert with members of the French police in a Chinese hotel in Rue Lafayette, He admitted planning the four kidnappings but denied actual participation in them,
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