Battle in Bubbling Well and"
yangtszepoo Districts The police in-Babbling Well axed Xangtszopoo.distriats, both. of whioh have eon in the public aye lately, continued in.the gogd work.on Thursday night and argosted five armed rebore, In one instance the police fived twelve shots.
Ju Xangtseepoo, four aemed.ingn, ust after 7 pin, entered gamed toute of Lay awd [found, nathing.ef value.exeept sie of bangles. Ghe inmates Tried -the matter to the atatian. Within a few_minutes Chinese tyctives had found the house sin which they bad taken efyge. posse Was sent out: trom the station, ithe house surrounded and four mon inside were captured and taken ito the calls. The officers recovered the. bangles ans seized two, piatols. The men will. appear at the Provisional Court, where Det -Sgt. Moir, recent-awarded the Distinguished Con-yet Medal, will ask for a remand.
The other affair was characterized by a running battle between pol and five armed robbers in the. re-Sidenee district near Bubbling Well Cemetery. In all 15 shots wore fired. Four armed men entered a rice shop at 183 Annam Road. They.made.oT with $45, and their victims raised A police party en pated vicinity' responded and gave Both parties stired as they van from Annam Rond into Hart Road, where a police bullet: dropped robber. Whilst _he was bolag nnttended, others carried on, but the robbers. separated and eluded their pursuers in alleyways. The poles Fired twelve times, the robbers three shots. "A motorman was struck by astray bullet, but it i not Believed. that his injuries age serian
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