Broadway was the scene of an armed robbery successfully accom: plished im broad daylight on pistols, entered a money exchanj and cigarette shop at half pai the morning, intimidated two" Chinete owners and customer, and then robbed the customer' of $150. They wont to the drawer behind the counter and stole another $150 from there. Then, suddenly, they made a dash across the road and disappeared down an alleyway. As soon as the men left the shop an assistant: blew a police whistle whereupon one of the robbers turned round and fired a shot into the air. Although a Chinese Jconstable was on duty at Hongkew ridge, less than 100 yards from the shop, he states he cither hienrd the whistle nor the shot, owing to the noise of the trafic.
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