House Visited by Masked "Gunmen: Property Worth:
$1,066 Stolen:
On Sunday two more armed robberies occurred, Between 6.30 and 740 pin. six or seven men armed with small automatic pistols entered the premises of a drug and broker at 391 Lloyd Road. ing to the description a a party of police who visited the scene shortly after the robbery occurred, the men spoke the to the French Volunteers, Volunteer Fireman and. Special Constables: for the devoted: manner in. which they have borne their duties: off defending the territory of the! Concession, They have given evidence that the Council may repose their entire confidence iit" these forces. should grave event: in future necessitate making farther appeal.
M, Wilden's letter to Bris is as follows:
My dear Commandant,—Fot more than a month and a halt the Volunteers have, amidst conditions of the most critical! character, assured the neutrality' of our Concession and. the security of its residents, They: have made a most wonderfal' efforts, which is none the I meritorious on account of the fact that the duties to which Previous to entering the building tone of them knocked at the door, which was opened by an ama, The first of the robbers pushed his way through and was immediately followed by a second who made for the back door, which he opened for the others to enter. The leader of the gang then produced a gun and demanded the keys from the inmates, The robbers remained on the premises for the best part of an hour during which time they stole articles of silk and skin clothing, 25 pieces of jewellery, and $123 in notes and silver. The total value of the properly taken ix estimated at $1,066. No alarm was given until some little while after the affair.
Earlier in the day another robbery took place at 1689 East Seward Road. At about 10 am, ix armed men gained admittance to a house at the above address. All the men had pistols and forced the occupants to take refuge ina small oom on the ground floor where one of them was posted on guard. The remainder ransacked the house and removed a quantity of jewellery to the value of $750.
Large Sum in Banknotes Taken in they were assigned amounted to 4 somewhat thankless task: not! a single exciting event took. place to break the monotony of the long hours spent in guarding: our territory. But thanks to the presence of all the constituents of our defence forees we were saved from attack.
There were critical hours; on some days T was fearing grave incidents; but with the certainly: that the posts were partially completely held by the Volunteers, nearly all ex-Service men with war experience and able to use automatic firearms, Twas reassured. T'was convinced what ever the eventuality we could! meet it, eunnot, as T- should wish) k every member. services he haw: the: community with so interestedness, sincerity and devo tion to duty which gives me the greatest pleasure to acknowledge. I therefore ask you, my deme Commandant, to transmit members of the company the: gratitude of the French Republic and the entire population of ome Kwangse Road 'A. daring armed robbery was carried out. at No. 2494 Kwangse Road at 7.38 p.m. on Monday. Four men, three of whom were armed with short black revolvers, entered the premises, intimidated' the occupants,, and stole the sum of '$6,500 in notes. No alarm was!
uso that the miscreants were enabled to got away in safety. They. were reported to speak the Shang-gowns. a hai dialect, and all wore long
Five other robberies, in most of which the sums stolen were not large, occurred in different parts of the Settlement during the evening, and in all eases the robbers were reported to be armed with revolvers. This sudden outbreak may probably be justly put down to the war, and the ease with which arms may be obtained at the present time.
Three more serious robberies occurred on Wednesday. The robbers in each ease made their Miss Lillian May WilkinsoW: entertained at ten last Friday for Mrs. W. H. Pinkard, better known: to her many friends in Shanghai aa: Miss Fern Dow. Mr. and Mrs, Pinkard were recently married. in Kobe and will now. make their home in Shanghai where Mr. Pins hard is connected with the Texas: Oil Ca. The cutting of the wede ing cake baked by the chef of the 1 President Van Buren was one of the features of the afternoon. negotiate a loan for $300, They' then drew pistols and took from the: till 20 twenty-cent pieces and 1,800 coppers. They also helped themselves to cigarettes and made their escape without any alarm being shoo shop was also the scene of an armed robbery at about 7.30" pam. This shop which is situated at 216/7 Canton Road was entered escape.
In Cunningham Road on Wednesday four robbers armed with black pistols entered an exchange shop accompanied by two others who apparently were not armed. They ransacked drawers and stole a sum of $319 in notes and small money. They all made their escape end no alarm was raised.
Another robbery occurred earlier by two men who pretended to male: purchases and bargained with thi shop-keepers for about 20 minutes after which they agreed to buy two pairs of shoes. At this moment' their accomplices entered the shop' and producing pistols ordered the inmates, of whom there were about 20, not' to move at the peril: of their liver. "They then ransacked the shop and stole about $129 in in the afternoon at about 5.40) notes and a quantity of the stock: when two men entered a cigarette Thy threatened to take the life and exchange shop at 272 Paoting ally man who reported. the: Road. They asked for cigarettes robbery to the police. Two armed and shortly afterwards were follow-police were within call of the shop," ed by several other who asked for. the master of the armed men bot were not reformed until the matter: hat. been reported to the' shop and said that they wished to station
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