Two potential armed robbers shot unfortunately coolie and one and the robber, were the results of two Shootin affairs north of Soochow Crock on February 26, Ju the first, near the boundary [between the Settlement and Chapei Reserve Unit search party in, charge of P. C. Gibson, which had eft Hongkew station a short time Before, came across four armed men near North Honan and Range Roads corner. The party were proceeding west on Range Road. At the insracetion they saw four men, who, had they not acted other than as Taw-abiding citizens, would net have incurred the suspicion of the police. But when they began to tun retracing their steps, the nolice called upon them to stop. Whereupon several of their number, it is believed two, fired five shots at the police.
The officers then opened two, foreigners using their 45 Colts. The marauders separated, and while ried Unreal aleywayss tone of them attempted to break throusch and around the Chapel.
Constable Gilson North Sh and cropped hi Others came up and stood by, while went womber wf eonstah to West Hongkew tation, arrived iving chase to the xang, und the aug wale " search of the Word was relayed to the Reserve Unit Depot in Yangtszepoo, sand Supt. Fairbairn despatched' all available men to assist in combing the neighbourhood. After se hours of intensive investigation the police went through was. the portion were 2 at least any is of shots by the ce sind nearly hale that number thegroblers, While the affray number of eu of maki wer. the pol appearing an the scene. The we fed persons were removed ta hoxpitpedestrian, were attended to with the exception of the amd released, party, sent out ax the ing dss an steel waistcoats, had left the station, aes. jokingly told them tha se will he doing to-night, ie Reserve Unit has choked them and they met tw foreign eluthes, ticularly obeying the command, foreign clothes, later mody of the deed Une party found a small re
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