Theft of Mafoo's Savings of a Lifetime by Armed Robbers The hend mafoo at Messrs. Key leek & Pratt's stables in Gordon Roud has had an experience that should teach all his friends and any Chinese who hear of it the wisdom of trusting to banks in preference to hoarding their money in supposedly safe places in their houses. This man was the possess-_ of 2,700 silver dollars—the say-ngs of a life ti stowed awa; gang of 10 robbers, informed, now are in possession of the hoard and the manner in which they stole it goes to show that they not pay a chance visit.
The hend mafoo's quarters are in building shared by several others, but his are not easily accessible, being at the back of the others. During the week-end he was rudely awakened from his sleep to find self looking down the barrel of pistol whilst surrounding his bed entered his room without disturb-jing any person in the other quarters. The leader wasted neither june nor words. He advised the mafoo neither to move nor to mpt to raise an alarm, otherwise he would be killed instantly, and it would be as well also if he told his wife to remain quiet. They had come for the money which he had "stowed away under his bed.
The mafoo obeyed und had the mortification of seeing the men go straight to where the mom hidden and then walk out wit The whole gang yot safely away.
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