Big Haul in Avenue Edward VII
During the snow storm on Wednesday night a band of robbers numbering 10 or more made a raid on the Ching Yuan Dah store, No. 30 Avenue Edward VII, between Szechuen and Kiangse Roads. Two of the men_remained on guard at the door. armed with revolvers, and the others entered and drove the staff into a small room, where they were kept quiet under threats. One of the employees was forced to hand over the s of the safe, and this was quickly unlocked and ransacked, notes to the value of several thousand dollars being removed. The thieves then entered the private apartments of the bank and here the keys of another safe were demanded from the wife of the proprietor, and were handed over, the thieves in this way collecting jewellery, ete., to the value of several thousand dollars. The total value of the -property -stolen has not yet been ascertained.
As the robbers hwried away from the bank, they were followed by a coolie, who raised an alarm immediately he emerged from the alleyway entrance of the bank. A Chinese P. C. on the Settlement side attempted to stop one of the robbers, but was promptly knocked down. The thief was, however, smartly arrested—by another Chinese P.C., who was armed with a carbine. This man was taken to Central Police station, where it was found that he carried a fully loaded revolver bearing the stamp of the U.S. Naval authorities, From information given by the man arrested. Chief Detective Inspector Burnside and other officers made a search in a certain district of the French Concession. We understand that so far no further arrests have been made.
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