A Chinese detective had been stationed near the door, #0 that he ould seo out and count the num-Ber of men in the gang. When the whole nine, wore inside the door, he challenged them. As one man they turned him and opened fire, Fortunately he anticipated their action and by falling sideways managed to get through a small door and out of range. Meanwhile two other parties of police, stationed to the right and left of the small yard, who had also challeng~ fed the robbers when they turned fon the Chinese detective, opened fire. One of the robbers nearest the door was brought down," blocking the exit so that his comrades, made a mad dagh fr the al jonas they found that they hada posse of police to deal with, were hampered in their escape, and police bullets took terrible effect among them aa they' fought and struggled to get past the wounded mai Det-Sgt, Benton and P. C, Lo were posted ut a window above the doorway, overlooking the alley, and as the robbers dashed out they, opened fire from above. Three robbers were found lying inside the door and three outside in the alley. "Two of them were found to be dead, and the others more or less seriously wounded.
'Three robbers who escaped the fire made off in an easterly direction, Det-Sgt. Omand had a nar~ row escape, a bullet from one of the robbers' guns passing through the leg of his trousers just above the knee.
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