Ferocious Fight: Gang of Des-paradoes Trapped by French Police and Sikhs A Chinese detective of the French Police was shot dead, and another one received injury, in an encounter with political des-paradoes near the New World in Thibet Road on Tuesday afternoon. The affair was the sequel to an attempt on the life of Mr. Tean Bai-ling, " Southern Party man, made at his residence in Rue Ratard on the 18th of last month. On that occasion a Sikh Havildar, a Chinese watchman, and two Chinese pedestrians were shot at by the bea.dits, and one of the latter was fatally wounded.
The French police lately got on the track of the gang, which has continued to send to Mr. Tsou threatening letters demanding money, and use was made of this fact % decoy the gang, or members of it.
was arranged that a carriage was to be sent to the house in Rue Ratard at a certain hour yesterday, ana that the cash would be paid over to the driver, who would in turn hand it on to a representative of the gang. The money was duly paid, and the carriage drove off in the direction of the International Settlement, the French police fol-loving Upon reaching Thibet Read the carriage drew up near the corner of Nanking Road, where two members of the gang, with a hired motor-car, were in waiting. Just og they were receiving the money, the police pounced upon the two and they immediately drew revolvers and began firing, creating a scene of excitement in a few seconds. One of the Chinese police was struck by a bullet and so seriously wounded that he died later in the afternoon, Just og the affray wag in progress, a number of Sikh policemen, chemissed from their afternoon parade on the Recreation Ground, appeared on the scene and lent a hand, the result being that the two bandits were arrested, one of them at the gate of Louza police station. Later in the day, five or six other members of the gang were arrested, upon information given by the two leadery,
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