From along 1c0 1879, Shanghai enjoyed immunity from raids by organized gangs of robbers on houses within the settle-jough cases have occurred outside the limits, for example at Lo-ka-wei and the Puint Hotel. We have, however, to record an armed attack on a house on the French Concession on Wednesday i house, number 119, Rue Petit, of the Kisngse Koad, is used as a native bank, and is situated close to the Yang-king-pang Creek, Inside the shop, sven after 8 p.m,, there were about ten people, mostly boys, belonging to the establishment, and while they were all busy, a number of men, said to be eight, suddenly rushed into the shop. They were armed with swords, guns and pistole, he or pistols they tired off, ers tuid the shop people not to or give the alarm, thi they did, that they would kill Consequently the inmates said nothing, The robbers then blew out the lamp that was hanging from the ceiling and knocked over another which was stan on the counter near the door, the oil from this fire to the floor. Four of the men, ently knew where the and valuables were ug went to the safe, an ordinary wooden box, the lid of which was scarcely more than @ quarter of an inch thick, They broke open this wooden safe very easily, and put into waist purse which they had brought with them dollars, subsidiary cums, pieces of sycee, and two gold bangles, the whole being valued at $1,929, Four of the robbers wont up-stairs and broke open pigskin trunk, but as this only contained dut they did not take anything out of it. hey aleo broke the lucks off sume other pigskin trunks which were piled up against the wall. While this was going on, " large crowd of outside the building, ug heavily at the time, or, had calculated on being disturbed, for before entering the shop they posted yuarde outside, one close tu the front door of the next shop, a compradore store, where he could be distinctly set other apparently at theodor ofthe bun a third a little further up the street. These mon were armed with guns, Some shopkeepers on the opposite side of the road, hearing a noise, went into the street what was the matte: in front of the compradore's store pointed gun at them and then fired it twice, caused the shopkeepers to retire, the crowd were kept in cheek by lwariug the reports of the gun. Lhe rob-bors thought they had stayed long A so they decamped. It was probably at t time that a policeman's whistle waa blo:
he robbers hastily decamped, and when French policeman appeared on the spot they were in full retreat. Mr. Surabjee,
and who lives only a few doors off the Rus she keeps " store on the Yang-king-pany Petit, heard the shots that were fired, and hastened to see was the matt finding out, he ran round to the Police Station, which is close by, and gare the alarm, There were, however, but fow members of the force in the station at that time, some being out walking their beats, while others who had to go on duty at 10 were out ing their friends. However, five men were got together as quickly as possible and proceeded to the Rue Petit, where their not required, the rubbers having by this time got away by running
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