At about 7 am. on August 7 five men, two of whom. were armed with pistols, broke into a Chinese residence, at 89 Canton Road, and stole cash and property worth a large sum. All the inmates were herded into one room and one of the armed men kept guard over them, but somehow one of the vccupants was overlooked, and. this rman made his way to the roof of the house, with the idea of shouting for help from there, but, unfortunately, tone of the robbers saw him and fol. lowed him. Before he could raise fan alarm he was pushed off the roof to the pavement below, where he died a "few moments later, as the result of a fractured skull, The thieves immediately fled with their booty, and got safely away, 'Three men, all of whom were armed, at about 9 p.m. on August 5, gained access to No. 221 North Szechuen Road, a store, by casually strolling in as' i they' intended make some purchases. Once inside: they produced their pistols and het up the ten shop assistants and th two customers present at the and took $310 from the cashier's desk. They then calmly wathed out into the street again, and escaped.
It is reported that several. shops in the Chinese city suffered fro raids by bands of armed men, 0 August" 6. Several of the shops were robbed of large sums, and where the slightest resistance was shown, fire was opened. One fatal ity and one wounding is recorded.
Armed Robbers' Fight with Chapei Police A Chapei police constable and 4 pedestrian were wounded on August. G at about 5.40 p.m. in Chapei, just off Elgin Road, following and exchange of shots by the constable and a gang of armed robbers. The robbers, five in number and of whom three were armed with pistols, had entered No. 150 Elgin Road and robbed the inmates of property valued at $1,800, and were making good their escape into nese territory when they were fronted by the police constable, -arrests have s0 far been made,
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