Foreign Constable Wounded in Exchange of Shots with Fleeing Robbers Following the excitement of the [battle between the kidnappers and the combined Municipal Settlement, Chinese Police and Volunteers at West Gate on Monday, another shooting affray took place in the Yangtszepoo District between members of the Municipal Police under Det Sgt. Henry and some unknown men who are believed to be armed Hay ig received information to the effect that an armed robbery was Jabout to be committed in the country off Lincheng Road, Det.-Sergt. Henry and a squad of" police went to the spot but did not know at Which house the robbery was to be committed, They waited patiently for four full hours, Nothing happened and they were about to return to the station when a peculiar noise was heard from behind a fence.
Det.-Sergt. Henry at once went over and put his ear against the fence to listen, when suddenly a bullet whizzed just past his head.
Fire was returned and whilst the
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