Search Party's Exciti with an Armed Gang: eral Chinese Wounded Another desperate affray with jermed Chinese robbers occurred on Saturday evening, affording furthor proof of the great dangers Following upon the sale of arms to the Chinese and the immense risks run by members of the Municipal Police. As a consequence of this) affair, Police Constable Bennett, is
geveral nasty wounds and one} the "General Hospital with Butter in the hend, but fortunately it is expected he' will recover, whilst several Chinese also are Teooiving treatment for pistol shot Hone of rbiary,_allved und.
from the information available to number at Jeast seven, mon, whom} ome of their victims declare to be Bhantungesc, started operations about 7.20 prin., when they broke {nto a rice shop in the Chodahkob village, on. the bank of the, Soochow Creek, off Gordon Road. 'The plunder' was small, for only Tittle. over $70 went, into the rob: bors' possession. However, the robbers met with unexpected sistance as they were leaving, when the proprietor and some of them, Shots were fired and. the tig assistants ettemptad to detain proprietor was, badly wounded. by this incident andthe whole spite of the con: caused
village being alarmed, the robbers burst into another shop, where they} collected $20, scaring the people there by firing a shot into a wall, fut not injuring anyone, Yet third piece. then, was broken into another rice shop—shots. again wore fired into the air, and whilst the employees were held up against pistols, a safe was rifled of $100.
Such @ number of people this time had collected and, encouraged by their numerical superiority, were assuming such a) menacing attitude, that the gan took to flight, turning several times to fire in the general direction of their pursuers, bub it is suid that no one was hit. The robbers turned into a path running slong the creek and, crossing Gordon Road, got into Haiphony Road. It happened that a scare party of three Sikh and three Chinese policemen, in charge P, C. Bennett, were combing the istrict that evening, and the} robbers had a shock when they ran) straight into the party.
Before any of the policemen could do anything, one of the vobbors standing only' a fow feet from nett, fired a pistol at him) point blank. The constable had a Miraculous escape, for the bullet} mashed into hia pistol holster and romained embedded in the pistol. Profiting by past experiences and coming to a quick realization of] the circumstances, the police immediately dropped to the ground] and brought their carbines into) play. The robbers followed suit and for a few minutes there was a brisk exchange of shots, during! which Bennett got a bullet in his hhoad. Later on, when he was
Yound to have several wounds on) Petey wit pataes Lage this head and body and he is be-Lieved to have been hit four or five) times, but-only one of the bullets] romained in his head. Soon the Tobbers, realizing that, between the urined police and the many} Chinese who wore waiting in convenient shelter, ready to rush them when opportunity occurred, they] Thad very little, chanco, and bolted. They went individually in different directior but} with the willing assistance of the] outraged villagers the police were able to arrest three of them, all! without weapons.
Bennett and several Chin-togo who had been wounded in the! final duel promptly were taken to} hospital and it is reported that all fare making good progress covery.
"Seven Men Arrested After perate Encounter On Tuesday, members of a gang believed to have participated in the Gordon Road affair were traced to a house in Yalu Road, and the place war raided "by a party of Chinese officers under the. direction of Chit ensiel immediately. upon the pearance of the polic-and "ti aly by the eerest chance that Farther' ceauaiticehnve: mot to. recorded. One of the gang attempted to shoot the Inspector at pom bank range. vt fortunate Frithe weapon the usual' ante Thatic: pistol jammed, and man behind it got a blow which) THctunlly put an end' to further part in the struggle. Other men drew revolvers but were prevented from using them, and after a Hrenugne ght the police were successful in arresting four of the mon, Later in the day, another raid was made in the Chapet viet, and three more members of the ang were captured.
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