A sensational shooting affray took place near the Burlington Hotel on Sunday afternoon, when an armed patrol encountered four jeseaped being hit by a bullet which passed right through her motor-car Jas she and her sister were driving Jalong Babbling Well Road at 7.10
Chinese desperadoes, who began|p. firing indiscriminately. Mr. M. 0. Springfield, Assistant Commissioner of Police, who happened to be visiting a private house in the vicinity, took part in an exciting chase of the robbers, one of whom tog refuge One of the wounded.men died at the Shantung Road Hospital on Monday at 4.15 pam. Taken to hospital in a very serious condition with a bullet wound in the small of the back, he was, we understand, jin 6 Seymour Road, the house of Mr. R, E, Toeg.
Joperated upon during the night, but efforts to save his life were furil consisting of two Sikhs and three Chinese constables, held up three Chinese near the junction of Hai doon and Annam Roads, for the purpose of searching them' for arms. or drugs. The three Chinese at once drew pistols and fired on the police, and then ran northwards towards: Bubbling Well Road, with the police still in pursuit, and stil firing shots. One ran into a small house near the: Junction of Bubbling Well and Hardoon Roads, and this house was searched, with the result that one man was found therein with a bullet wound in his stomach, A revolver and a packet of ammunition were also found in this house. The man arrested there is described as a Kompo coolie, about 87 years of age. He was conveyed immediately to the Red Cross Hospital, where he was detained, suffering from very serious injun
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