A most alarming armed robbery took place at 10 o'clock on Thursday.
close tothe corner of dward VIL and Shantung Road, which resulted in the very ous injury of a foreign police officer, Sergeant Boddy, who is at present ina critical condition the Shanghai General Hospital.
Tt appears that our or Bve men made an armed attack upon exchange shop near this corner, They entered the shop, one of them firing his revolver to intimidate mates. This was heard by a Chinese constable outside who immediately blew. his whistle to raise the alarm. The armed robbers then fled, one of them fiving the CI constable, whose leg was fractured as the result of tie shot. Sergeant Boddy and several other Chinese constables quickly appeared on the scene and gave chase to the robbers, who made down the Wuhu alleyway. One of the fugitives turned and fired on the party, Sergeant Boddy receiving a wound in the abdomen. At the time, however, he evidently did not realize the seriousness of the wound and continued to ive chasey luckily pursuing (we of the robbers end eventually capturing one man, whom he held until a Siklt havildar came to his assistance.
Through information received from this man another of the gang was also arrested in Chapel Sergeant Boddy is at present in a serious state and was operated on immediately after arrival in hospital, The operation proved successful and the bullet was removed.
A search party apout Thursday, afternoon stouring the country for other members of the gang.
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