The second policeman to fall victim this week to the bullets of armed robbers was killed on Wednesday night.
Four Chinese, all of whom were armed with pistols, entered No. 168 Tongshan Road. Four shots were fired outside the premises, and shortly afterwards a Chinese police constable was mortally wounded by a fifth bullet.
No arrests were made at the time, and it is believed no propacty wac stolen.
Further details show that the men concerned were engaged on a scheme of extortion. During the past few days, a Chinese resident at No. 168 Tongshan Road has received threatening letters demanding payment of $500. About 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening four Chinese knocked at the door of the house and, upon' is being opened to them, asked to see the master. They were told he was not at home, and turned' away, firing four shots at random and without doing any damage. The incident attracted an assemblage of people, and the men bolted, followed by some of the crowd. Reaching another part of the same road by a roundabout route, the four Chinese encountered C.P.C. 1063, who attempted to stop them, without, however, levelling the carbine which he carried. The constable was immediately fired at and received two shots in the back, the wounds proving fatal. The four Chinese escaped.
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