Courageous Action by Chinese Detectives and a Passer-by Brave and fearless conduct by, three Chinese detectives and by a Cantonese pedestrian whose name is unknown, resulted in the Saturday in the Hongkew two armed highwaymen and labour $1,400 for the respective employers of two accountants, who had been stopped in broad daylight and relieved of what they carried. In {one instance the prize, had the robers got away with it' all, amounted to $3,000, About 10.90 a.m. at the interseetion of Boone and North Szechuen (Roads, three men stopped a riesha in which' rode the accountant from a Japanese printing establishment, situated at 56 Haskell Road. He had just left the Chekiang Indus-{trial Bank and had §3,000 in notes wrapped up in a package which be was carrying back to pay the employees of his firms, When the ricsha coke saw the pistol pointed at him he stopped, and the two other robbers grabbed! the package and van off, "Fortunately Chinese detectives and a sub-Inspeefor saw the affair and. gave chase, fas the others ran off towards the nearest alleyway. They grappled with one of the robbers, arrested 1m, and found $200 on his person. The others fired two shots as shay {xot off the main voad and were lost the adjacent alleyways, A Jap-employed by the same firm, "found a toll of notes which same vicinity. An accountant eme [ployed at 258 North Chekiang: Road, fvas stopped by' three men in. an ileyway off Tsepoo Road, After they had taken $159 f¥0m him, they made off, but he followed. A' Cantonese pedestrian tackled one of the men and held him until a C.P.C, arrived. "When searched the police found in his clothes all the money with the exception of $3, Police Raid Results in Capture of Alleged Culprits: sétivities of a certain galle of armed robbers, who have operated in the Wayside district, Bubbling Well, and Louzn districts, have caused the police no little concern and detectives from all three stations have concentrated their efforts in effecting their arrest, On Wednesday information came. to Det, Sub-Inspr. Henry at Bubbling Well station, that several of the its could be found at 494 Can ton Road.
A posse was arranged for at 9.30 Vpn, that night, and led by Inspr. Henry, they raided the lodging house where they were staying. Detectives secured adjoining rooms Jand' kept secret surveillance unti the main party arrived, when they Drake in the door and found three men in bed, pistol "under the pillow of one. The police covered them, preventing any possible re= sistance to arrest, A close search of the room revealed nothing.
One of the acevsed seemed very (willing to talk, and at Bubbling Well station, gradually admitted to having b ug that come mitted 13 armed robberies since TApril, The three said that they part in two robberies in the Way-took side district within the past two months The first accused also confessed to having murdered a citizen in the Hongkew district.
Te will be recalled that in the first part of July a. Sikh constable, whilst off duty, attempted to catch armed robber in mid-day in Bast Seward Road, Kriowing that the {first accused had operated in that district, the police believe that he lis the man who shot and killed the {unarmed officer as he tackled the robber. will appear for a spe fat the Provisional Court.
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