Constable Shot Dead in Fight with Suspicious Gang More shooting altairs are reported from Chapei and another constable is dead as the result.
It appears from reports in the Chinese press that, on November 25, two constables were on daly when they came across several suspicious looking men. - They approached to search them, at the same time challenging them and telling them to stand still.
As they got up to the men, the Jatter made'a dash for it and ran into a neighbouring tea-shop, where they drew pistols ard opened fire fon the two police officers. The latter returned fire, and, during the shooting, one of the ' constables, Tuan Kia-so, was shot dead.
Other constables by this time had arrived on the scene, whereupon the miscreants decamped. No ai rests were made at the time but several suspects were Inter taken into custody.
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