Ju Broad Day: And Not a Man with Pluck to Inform Po Until 1} Hrs. Later report was received at Central Statio:
that the Yun Yue native] bank 1.80. pam. Inst Friday. stated that four men, one of whom was armed with a pistol, entered the premises at 497 Tientsin Road, and while one of them stood guard at: the door, the other three Stepped behind the counter. The]. pistol was presented at the employees who were lined up in typical "movie" fashion, and while the holder watched them, the two remaining men quickly opened @eawer in an accountant's desk and took the big sum stated in notes and, in addition, $28 in small silver.
They went out by the front door, which indeed is the only one in the building, and have not been soon since.
Although nine men were in the bank at the time of the not one made a move to raise an alarm, nor did a single man go the door to see in which direction the robbers went, Had a. single whistle been blown, after they got out, anyone of a dozen watehmen che immediate vicinity could fe opened fire at the departing robbers, The police say that an armed guard stood within 12 yards of the door of the establishment. Furthermore it was not until an hour and a half later (3 p.m.) that some one came to Central Station to report the robbery, and was a man who was not even the bunk at the time. That the potice are disgusted is to put mildly, for how can' the guardians of the Settlement act efficiently if thay ave not informed of robberies until 90 minutes atter all is over, the only description: they are nix that the robbers spoke fis northern dlatet, just appeared to disappear.
The bank is situated in a tind alleyway west, of Honan Road, of many similar courts on either side and has the one exit, the front door, which is the third from the corner of Tientsin Road. 'The watchman, who is characterized being very efficient, was stationed on the main road. Although banks inthe district' have deen requested time and again to have a system of giving an alarm, tone does not possess any'
lalling system, though most of the native banks' have means of electric communication with one another; if one it molested, the others ave informed, while the robbery. i progress and the police then have a fair chance to eet at the malefactors.
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