The Archive · 1930

HIGHWAYMEN GET $3,500

'Armed highway robbers success tally held up a shroff of the Shanghs Land Investment Ca. ard got away wish $3,500, as well as two cheques, on August' 31, Warning the m man and his riesha colic, at peril of losing their lives, not to 1 fu alarm, the robbers made an ensy escape without firing a shot.

The shroff is Mr. Zing Loh-yue, resident at 3013 "East Hanbury, Road, and it was in this road and not far from his home that he wat robbed. He.was riding in his private riesha when the two highwaymen stepped out imo the road in front it and pointing their semi-concea!- ed pistols at the ricsha coolie, order-him to halt, They then ordered Mr. Zing to hand over the money in his posses which he did, Covering Me. Zing and the coolie with their pistols, they walked along the road a short distance and turned down an alleyway, and were lost to sight. When the affair was reported to the nearest policeman, it was too late to do anything.

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