To the Editor of the Nonru-Cua Dairy News"
Sit—The following example of bravery by Chinese in the face of med robbers is worthy of ment tal I shall be glad if publicity can!
the incident in one Sinza Re oad, a Chinese named Li Chi: who is employed in the alley a watchman, hewting the alarm of robbers, closed the gutes of the alleyway and attacked _the nearest armed man with a stick.
Owing to his gallantry and determination, two of the robbers! were ultimately captured. The mistress of the house (680 Sinza Road), Chou Chang-sze, refused to hand over anything to the robbers and said, "Shoot if you like"
a courageous example which might well be followed by other inese in the same predicament. Her daughter-in-law, Chou Chi sze, gave the alarm to the watchman. Constable Shorrock and Chinese P. C. 403 were the first Police on the scene and made a creditable capture of the two armed robbers.
The. following is quoted from a letter from Mr. A. J. Martin, British Mixed Court Assessor:—We recommend that the watch.
man's conduct be brought to the Police. 1 should be glad to learn whether he gets any reward. He certainly deserves one and does his mistress who refused to hand over anything to the rob-, bers and told them they could shoot if they wanted to. They sar to have tried, but the Pistol jammed. One of them, firing at the police watchman murdered a coolie. If all Chinese behaved to armed robbers like these people, the profession of. armed robbery would be a.very dangerous and unprofitable on The above mentioned watchman and the police concerned in the arrest will be rewarded by—the Municipal Council, and silk Taudatory scrolls will be handed to. the mistress of the house and her: daughter-in-law, Tam, etc.
E.'L. M, Banserr, Commissioner of Police.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.