The reported opening of a "Nine Dragon Den," amalgamation of gambling houses which had been ordered to close up in the Western district, could not be ascertained yesterday, An official of the Western Shanghai Area Special Police Force, when approached on the subject, stated yesterday that they had no information as to the proposed opening of the den.
He reiterated Mr, C. C. Pan's decision to turn the "badlands" into "woodlands" and stated that should the opening of the den take place, appropriate steps would be taken by the new force, The gambling den, it is said, will be-opened at the Del Monte site, which is under the Western Area Police jurisdiction, Murder Suspect in Court Suspected of having murdered Li Tsung-hsu who was chopped to death with g-meat knife while sleeping in his House in North Kiangse Road on May 21, Síao Tze appeared in the First Special District Court yesterday. He denied having had anything to do with the crime but was remanded in custody pending further investiga: tions, Siao was arrested at the request of the uncle of the victim. The Police had been informed that Siao went to see the victim early in the day for a loan. His request was refused and he left angrily threatening to return soon
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.