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THE KOMAGATAKE ERUPTION.
REFUGEES - RETURNING TO HOMES.
Tokyo, June 18: The latest oficial report from Hokkaido says that Komagatako subsided early this morning and refugees are returning to their homes.--Router,
FRAUDS ON SHOPS.
FOUR MEN CHARGED AT THE MAGISTRACY.
Four men were charged beford Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterdny afternoon, with being concerned in what is represented by the police. as an amazing series of frauds on large number of Chinese 'drms
In the Colony,
Shanghai, Juno. 14. Walking into a carefully pre- pared trap set by the police of Sinza station yesterday, four members of a gang of kidnappera and extortioners were met by do- tectives hidden at various pointa In Tifong Road with the result
They were said to be members that one of the gang was shot dead,
of a gang who, by means of the another seriously wounded, a third
operation of a bogus firm, were arrested and the fourth managed gang to meet them the following able, it in alleged, to obtain a to make his escape during the day.
considerable quantity of goods of shooting. The arrested man has
On Wednesday night the trap all varieties. Amongst the firms made a full confession of the at- was sot and yesterday it was named as victims were a confec tempted crime of the gang and sprung resulting in the death of Lionary, a furniture shop, a tile will be charged this morning with one of the exortioners, the wound- factory, a compradore's provisious attempted murder, attempted abing of another and the capture of store, and a shop dealing in tooth- duction, sending threatening let a third.
brushes. tera and attempted extortion,
The encounter between the gang and members of the pollco occur red 15 minutes after noon in one of the select residential districts of Bubbling Well." Hundreds of persons witnessed the shooting, many of them taking cover na the shots rang out while others atop- ped suddenly in their tracks un able to account for the excitement.
Compradore. Victim,
Furnished with descriptions of Such goods worn stated by the the four criminals and knowing police to have been obtained on the rendezvous, preparations were credit, had the four men before made for their reception. The the: Court were charged, one of meeting place was on Tifong them with obtaining goods by falso Road between the. Great Western pretences, and the other thres Road and Avonuo Halg. Chinese with combining together to obtain detectivos under Detective Sub.such goods with intent to defraud, Inspector C. B. Henry and D. P. 8. by representing that their firm, tho Chalmers were stationed In two Man Wo Cheong, was a bona fide foreign houses on opposite sides trade organization, Cleverly Carried Out. of the road and also in the watch. Immediately upon the action man's hut in Hayim Gardens. being concluded, a tremendous] At about. 12.16 p.m., the wanted
An accountant of tho. Wing Tai crowd gathered in the vicinity and men approached the spot arrang Compradore's Shop, 119, Des Voeux witnessed the removal of the deaded by the go-between. One of the Road Central, identified the first man, his wounded companion and mich was walking on one side of man as being the individual to the arrested third gangster. the road, a second on the opposite whom he turned over $855 worth The precautions taken by the side and almost parallel,, whilst of provisions upon production of police prevented injury to any fu- the third and fourth havared in what appeared to him at the time nocent pedestrians and the coup the background. As pre-arranged to be the chop of a bona fide firm. was carried out with masterly one of the disguised Chinese de-and upon a promise being given generalship. A number of aliota toctives was waiting at a given of payment at a fixed date, were fired by the police and at spot and as soon as he recogniz least one, is known to have beaned the men he gave the signal to fired by one of the gang, pre- his companions concealed In sumably the one who escaped neighbouring houses. through a small side alley, Nono of the police were Injured.
The shooting is the outcome of an attempted armed abduction
When he called at the Man Wo Cheong to realise on the deal, he was put off, the people in the shop abruptly putting up their shutters, At this time, he saw the second and third defendants also on the premises.
Dash For Freedom." Emerging from their hiding
An accountant of the Ng Wah which took place on May 29 in places, the police awaited the next
move. The kidnapper who was to tooth-brush shop identified tha the Western district in which the have met the go-between im- second defendant as being the intended victim and his armed mediately sensed that something man who took delivery from him a bodyguard exchanged shots with was wrong and attempted to re- quantity of goods, at the Man Wo at least four armed men, even treat hackwards with his face to Cheong shop, tually driving them off and, for the disguised detective. Ho had
An employee of the China Tile time being, frustrating their his hand inside his incket and Factory at Kennedy Town identi plans. All four of the men par-when called upon to halt with-fed the third defondant as being ticipating in yesterday's affair drew his hand. Taking no the man who negotiated for 200 were members of the gang who at chances and being fully convinc.cases of floor tiles, "which were tempted the kidnapping lasted that the man was armed, the never paid for.
month.
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No One Paid.
A timber merchant said ho was favoured with an order from the Man Wo Cheong, and two lots of timber were handed over. He, too, had never been paid,
detective opened fire and dropped· Attempted Kidnapping.
his man. Immediately the first shot rang out the other three men On May 23 Liu Kyung Ching, a mudo" a "dashi for freedom. The retired Chinese real estate agent one nearest the wounded man residing at 6 Chinghai Road in retreating by allding along a wall the Western district, was pro- fumbling with his clothes as if to eceding home by car al 11,80 a.m. .draw a gun. He refused to halt The Tung Yick and another firm when an obstruction in the form and was also brought down. were mentioned as other comTM of a motor car was driven across The third man threw up his | plainants, but their representatiyes the road. Four men dressed- In | hands, went down on his knees did not appear in Court, and thèse foreign clothes and all armed and surrendered. He was prompt-charges were struck out.
His Worship discharged the fourth defendant, against whom no evidence had been offered, and remanded the other three then until to-morrow.
| with pistols hold up the car of ly handcuffed. In the meantime, Giving evidence of arreat, a Mr. Liu. With commendable the fourth man who was some Chinese detective said he took courage the latter's bodyguard distance away made. a bolt for over the four defendants from the opened fire on the would-be kid- safety and managed to elude hla| custody of the police at Macao and nappers, who returned it. Mr. pursuers by dodging among A brought them back to Hongkong. Liu who also carries a pistol join- | number' of, pedestrians and final- ed in the exchange of shots and ly disappearing along an alley, between the two they managed to The police withheld their fire for drive off the gang but only after four of hitting some of the inna- at least 20 rounds had been ex-cent persons in the vicinity. changed. One of the gang was seen to stagger during the pistol battle and was Basisted away by the others. Mr. Liu had a nar- row escape when one of the kid- nappers' bullets grazed hia, fore- hend inflicting a slight scar.
Some time later. Mr. Liu're ceived a letter from the gang de manding a huge sum as compel aation for the death of one of their number (presumably the man wounded during the fight and threatening death unleas the money was paid. A meeting place for negotiations was men- tioned in the letter but instead of heading the gang's demands Mr. Liu handed the letter to the police of Sinza station. On several oc- casions Chinese detectives visited the meeting place described but nothing happened.
Police Trap Set. Finally on Wednesday, a third letter having been received by Mr. Liu, another meeting was ar- ranged and a decoy kept the ap pointment for the police, making arrangements with four of the
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The first defendant was next proceeded against on a separato charge of obtaining goods by false feetionary, represented by Mr. F. pretences from the Feh Wah Con- X. D'Almada, "Jnr.
few minutes and the crowd who The shooting was all over in a were unwilling witnesses, started out of their trance and crowded
Evidence was given that the around the dead and wounded goods were found in the possession men. A tremendous crowd soon of the defendant when he was gathered but the police after sum-arrested, with other alleged mem- moning the necessary. assis-bers of the Man Wo Cheong In tance had the dead body removed Macao. Ife had given out that to the mortuary, the wounded man the goods were to be shipped to conveyed to the hospital and the Sunning, and was asked why it had arrested man hurriedly lodged in been diverted to Macao. the cells at Louza Station,
He replied that he was taking
It was an excellent piece of the goods en route to the country, police work and carried out dur and claimed to have done much ing one of the busiest hours of the business with the complainants, day in the Western District re-before the deal in question. quired no little amount of plan- ning to uvold unnecessary dan-charge until Thursday,
He was also remanded on this ger to pedestrians. The arrested man has admitted his part in the at- tempted abduction of Mr. Liu and claims that the dead man was the real leader of the gang whilst the wounded man was also present' at the shooting on May 23.
The fourth man who escaped was also among those, present at the hold-up, according to the ar-
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