Sneaking up silently behind him, a Chinese constable éf the French Police on January 11 seized and arrested one of a trio of armed robbers who thought they had successfully cluded pursuit after a hue Jand cry had been raised. The arested man was found to be in pose session of a Mauser pistol, The robbery was attempted by three men, (Wo of whom were seen to be armed, at 8 pam. They entered the residence of a well-to-do Chinese merchant on Boulevard de AMentigay.
Undisimayed by the entrance of the trio, the inhabitants of the house started to shout "jangday"™ and the bandits immediately "took to flight without having stolen anything. One of the household dashed out on to the pavement and blew a police whistle Which he had loudly, and C.P.C, 319, who happened to be in the near. vicinity, appeared the scene within a few seconds, Seeing the escaping robbers the distance, he followed up. Gradaally he closed on them, without Being seen, andthe robbers, think ing they' had escaped pursuit, slackened their pace and walked along like any other pedestri At the corner of Rue Palikno and Boulevard des Deux Republiques the constable stopped one of the trio. Taken unawares, he had no time to draw his pistol and) sur rendered tamely, The other two rossed into Chinese territory and got away safely,
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