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MONDAY, JUNE 4 1928.

"SHANGHAI RAIDS.

POLICE ARREST, TWENTY- "NINE KIDNAPPERS.

JAPAN'S MEASURES.

NATIONALISTS MAY NOT

MANCHURIA.

Others papers. are frankly passi- mistic about probable develop- ments..

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Japan's Reply to Walchisopu. Peking, June 2.

In a series of raids on 'kidnap-

Tokyo, June 2. per'a dona on Friday, May 25, says Opinions here differ us to the the China Press, full of dramatic in- probable effects of Marshal Chang cidents and featured by heavy fir- Tse-lin's contemplated withdrawal ing between Police and armed ban- from Peking. dits, Detective-Sergeant Gash was Some of the newspapers bellova alightly wounded, ono Chinese cri- that the three Southern leaders, minal killed and several wounded. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, Gonern 29 malefactors were rounded up Feng Yu-hsiang, General Yen Hat- and a victim of one of the kidnap-shan will co-operate successfully for ping ganga rescued after he had the restoration of peace in North Icaped from a ten-foot balcony and China and that they will not at- collapsed in the arms of the Folice.tempt to pursue the retreating The Police ran Into a network Northern armies into Manchuria. of kidnapping gangs operating in the Settlement, with the arrest on Thursday night of an actor and

Military circles, although an- a Chinese woman about 11 o'clock in the evening at 27 Vangtoh xious, to appear to share the view. Road. Under the direction of De- that undue pessimism is uncalled Lective Sub-Inspector Henry, Defor. They are hopeful, that fur- tective-Sergeant Gash, P. C. Sther military action on the part Davies and a number of Chinese of Japan will not be necessary detectives and constables carried Reuter. out the raid, arresting the pair on a charge of being concerned in the abduction of Mr. K. L. Bung, who was kidnapped in his own automo-

The Japanese Legation has la. bile a few days ago in the Settle-

sued the text of a note to the Wal- ment.

Acting upon information receiv-chiaopu replying to the various ed, the same party of the Police notes from the Walchinopd, rela raided 812 Medhurst Road some tive to the despatch of Japanese hours later and there arrested five troops to Chinese territory.

The Note says it is obvious that roen and three women, all from Shaoshing. Four men and two the Chinese Government should as- women were taken into custody assume responsibility for protecting. the result of another lightning raid foreign property and lives and the Boon afterwards at 295 Rue du Japanese Legation wishes to ex- Marche, and three men and one press its sincere appreciation for the recent declarations by the womnu at 31 Yaihai Road.

Between 4 and 5 o'clock yester-Chinese Government regarding the day morning, as a result of in-protection of foreignera. formation gleaned from all the The Japanese Government is Huspects then in custody, the gladly relying upon the Chinese Police finally ran across the trail Government's protection," but in of Sung and investigated a house the light of recent events, especi at the corner of Ningkuo and ally the deplorable incident at Pingliang Roads outside the Set- Tsinan, it is felt it was necessary tlement. They found here only to take its own measures for the a peaceful carpenter's shop, but protection of its nationals, · thanks to a guide, penetrated the The Note goes on to draw atten- mask thrown up by this gang oftion to the fact that the Chinese expert crooks, and arrested two Delegation at the Washington Con men and two women found on the ference agreed to a resolution that it was justifiable and in accord ground flour.

It was as they were ascending ance with the accepted principles the stairway that a man sudden-of international law for a nation ly appeared at the first floor land-jar nations to send or station armed g and without warning opened forces in other states as a tempor- meet ..re. The Chinese informer wasary measure in order to wounded in the ankle and another emergencies which threatened to bullet struck him in the chest, but chdanger the lives and property did no damage due to his steel of nationals of such nation taking vest. Detective-Sergeant Gash re-such action, It was in the spirit ceived a light flesh wound in the of that declaration that Japanese- thigh, and another bullet went troops were sent to Shantung through his coat-sleeye. Another || Reuter. man then made his appearance on the balcony, fired, and the Police fire, in reply, caused him to stag

ger back into a room, where he was later found dead.

Tsingtao Situation.

Tsingtao, June 3.

The Chinese commanders re- plied to General Yasumitsu agree~ As the Police entered the courting to evacuate the Tsingtao rail- yard and found there the victim way zone by Wednesday.

of the kidnappers, a third des- It is reported that a "further perado came out on the balcony, delay of Ave, days was then re- Inspector Henry fired and the manquested owing to financial collec- fell wounded. Sung then jumped tions.

from the balcony and was carried The race meeting passed off to- away in a state of collapse.

day. The situation is satisfac- tory.--Router.

The Yalu Bandits.

Two of the gang then started to escape in an alleyway in the rear of the premises, where Inspector Henry had stationed himself be-

Tokyo, June 2, hind an electric standard. The

According to local Press reports, Inspector fired and wounded one, Japanese police of Korea who were who is now in Police Hospital. pursuing Chinese bandits at the After this episode, the Police sur-Yulu froutier discovered the badly rounded the entire block and made mutilated body of Lt. Wakabaya a systematic search, collaring the shi, who was kidnapped on May rest of the gang.

Another Fracas.

28,--Reuter.

[Japanese War Officer reports sald that as the result of a Man- Another round-up of kiduapping churlan 'bandit raid across the suspects occurred yesterday morn-Korean frontier in Yalu, involving ing about the same time, when the capture of a Japanese subaltern a squadron of Police under the and several casualties among the command of Detective-Sergeant Japanese Garrison headquarters Talirun, P.C.S. Henton, and C.D.I. at Ryuzan had despatched a bat- Lob Li-kwe raided A den off talion to the scene of the outrage Avenue. Haig noar Ziccawei and as a precaution against further arrested, eleven men, released aftrouble Japanese troops clashed Chinese captive and seized three with the bandits, the latter re- pistols and seventeen rounds, of treating, leaving five or six dead.] ammanition. To

As they approached the en- trance, one of the men on, guard fred, the detectives returning the fire and shooting the man in the ankle.

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Detective Scatters Gunmen. A few days ago à consignment An attempt by six armed Chinese of silver bullion valued at $10,000 gunmen, to murder a Chinese de- Was entrusted to a Chinese_SCO- tective on Friday, says the Shany. man working gg board in a Hong- hai Times, at the home of the lat-kong-Swatow steamer by a Chin- ter failed when the detective drew ese native bank in Swatow to be Jus pistol and opened fire on the delivered to native bank in renmen. The six mep appeared. Hongkong. For some reason, not at the detective's home 174 Myyet explained the telegram which the bank in Swatow despatched to The detective noted the des. the decal tank, was delayed and perados and quickly closed bis on Saturday morning when the door, firing three shots through it, steamer arrived in Hongkong the The gunmen fled and the detective seaman landed with the bullion

red four more shots at the fiecing and disappeared.

It was not until the afternoon iven, through a window. No ar-that the Hongkong native bank re- rests were made.

ceived the cable Informing them of the shinment of the bullion. Fokis were immediately sent abroad to take over the silver, but. they were laformed that the men in whose charge it was had already MUSSOLINI, NOT POPULAR IN letb with the money.

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The bank reported the matter to the police, who, are investiga-, ting the rose.

Washington, June 2. The Board of Governors, of the Some of the members protested National Press Club haya ulb against, the nomination on, the, drawn the nomination of Signor ground of Mussolint's treatment of Mussolini, the Italian Dictator, as the Press in Italy. Reuter'a a non-resident member of the Club. American Service,

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