Four Chinese charged with armed robbery and attempted murder appeared in the Mixed Court on Tuesday in connexion with an_armed robbery which took place on September 11. Superintendent Vaughan appeared for the prosecution, "Mr. Musso for the first accused and Mr. J. Em. Lemigre for the third accused, Police-Sergeant Robinson stated that on September 11 at 11.30 a report was received at Hongkew police station of an armed robbery in Santai Road. On visiting this address he was informed that small boy had been shot and several men had run down the alleyway to North Soochow Road, firing as they. went, An investigation of the house. revealed only two people on the. premises, a young girl who was. -|standing at the foot of the stairs fand an old woman. The latter informed the police that four or five persons had entered the house and gene upstairs taking away some P*Tnvestgations upstairs showed several trunks which had been ransacked, the contents being scattered on the floor. Tu n back room were found several thousand opium tins. Later' the alleyway was searched, but no cartridges were found. in his opinion the robbery [was one for opium.
Outside there was a motor truck, the driver of which was not to be tified as belonging to Messrs. shall & Ca, The hong number of the car was 28,
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