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TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1928.

A BIG ARMS HAUL.

SHANGHAI MENACE. »

ACTIVITIES OF ROBBERS AND CAPTURE BY A SHANGHAI

KIDNAPPERS.

POLICEMAN.

RUBBER CONTROL.

JAPANESE INTERESTS AND RESTRICTION.

The magnitude of the crime

Shanghai, Mar. 12:

Singapore, Mar. 12. problem which confronts the A Settlement polleeman, observ-. The United Society of Japanese police of Shanghai daily is un-ing,a procession of Chinese coolles Planters, representing the Japan- known to the average layman for leaving the Wayside wharf, each ese rubber interests in Malaya, two reasons; he receives his In-with a sack on his shoulder, stop-has passed a resolution urging the formation from the press,, which pad the foremost for search, retention of restriction in a modi- cannot begin to reproduce the de- whereupon the others dropped fied form-Router. partment's activities, and even their sacks and fled.

were this feasible, it still would The sacks were found to contain be impossible to comprehend what 380 automatic pistols and 30,000

is being done because of the varie-rounds of ammunition-Router. ty of work performed during each

of the 24 hours by each branch.

Kuala Lumpur Resolution."

Singapore, Mar. 12.

The Kuala Lumpur Chamber of Commerce rubber resolution of March 10 was passed at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur composed of de- legates of the Federated Malay States Chamber of Commerce and the European and Asiatic Planting Turning to the other serious Associations. Reuter.

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armed robbers murdered a Chinese The gangsters are become bold-tablished there is to be seen an policeman in West Hongkew, and er and more desperate. In exact appreciable reciprocation of official fatally wounded a Sikh constable.ly one-seventh of the cases, it was courtesies.

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The kidnapping menace continu- ed unabated. A total of six kid nappings were reported to the

Provisional Court Activity. police. Probably there were many 3 p.m. more similar cases, not, known of- The Provisional Court has had ficially. Two sons of well-to-do busy month. Of those on re- Thura. 20th Mar at 3 p.m.chinese, as well as a wealthy command on January 31, 1928, i... behaviour.

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