Traced to Recent Arms Smuggling Activities: The.32
Pistol Three cases of murderous assault, two ending fatally, and two or three ied robberies engaged the atten Yon of the police during the week end. An outstanding feature has; been the prevalence of the 32 revolver of which so: much has been ward lately in connexion with. sivuggling, and the fact that in one. glaring instance the Chinese refused such information as they might have been able to give to the police.
Between 7.30 and 8 o'clock on'
Saturday evening, a well dressed Chinese was found lying dead in Gordon Road south of Sinza Road.
He had been shot in the head, and a 32 revolver was found near the body. The deceased, who has not been identified, fied, was a man about 26 years of age, and it is now obvious the motive of the grime was not robbery, since hho had' in his pocket $25 in' notes and a few silver coins, and wore a gold ring. The Chinese police constable who was on point duty at} the corner of Gordon Road and Sinza Road reported that at about 5.25 he heard a sound which resembled the bursting of a ricsha tyre, and a few minutes later three Chi ese passed him in rieshas, coming! from the south. The constable called out to one of the riesha men, asking what the noise was, receiving answer that a bicycle tyre had burst, Just at this moment come-one from a distance behind the rieshas called for the police and: upon answering, the officer found the dead man lying at the side of the road. Inspr. Gibson and Chinese detective visited the scene in response to a telephone call, and after making inquiries had the body removed to the mortuary. An amah employed at 53 Gordon Road has informed the police that she was passing the spot about this time and heard a report, but secing three men standing at the side of the road she concluded that they were iting off crackers.
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