One Badly Wounded: A Robber Brought Down 'A Central Police Station Chinese detective was shot in the upper leg Fast Thursday night, whilst a comrade shot one. of six armed robbers, after a street' duel and chase which extended over several blocks. Both were removed to hospital, the former to the Lester Hospital, the latter to the police hospital. The wounded robber dies late Inst Friday night, The two detectives, who had been detailed for plain-clothes patrol, together with their assistants, were in the vicinity of Hankow Road and Shanse Road, when they—noticed three mon standing in Shanse Road and three others looking into a cigarette shop in Hankow Road. Suspecting them to be connected with the same gang which has been operating in the vicinity during the past week, one of the plucky men tackled three of them singlehanded. He overpowered one, whose In his search, the policeman could not find anything, until he jostled the robber and a pistol and two magazines, holding in all 18 rounds, fell from between his legs. Calling several of his assistants, who were unarmed, the policeman turned the culprit over to them, and directed his attention to those who had slipped off, His comrade, who had preceded him, drove the' gang into Foochow Road, and managed catch one by the collar. The ruffian turned halt-way round and pulled the trigger of a pistol, a bullet lodge ing in the detective's In a few moments, many things happened. Two of the armed robders doubled on their tracks and came upon the detective's assistants. 'They fired five shots into the pave ment, anti ordered them to rel the prisoner, which they wore com pelled to do. By this time, the first detective, attracted by' the shooting, returned to the spot, saw the gangsters making off and followed. The hindmost proved a good, target and the detective emptied his pistol at him, the robber falling to the ground with 11 wounds, Three pedestrians—a 19-years old bank clerk, a drug-shop 24-year old shop slightly wounded. took several X-Ri detec-
's log, showing that the bullet} had lodged in a bone, which appar rently is badly splintered, or that the bullet had spread. It is be leved that he will be lame perm: nantly.
In the early hours of last Friday, Central police, under Det.-Inspr. Hunter and P. 8, Barton, raided several places, but did not find any-incriminating, A clever shop assistant was responsible on Thurs day for the arrest of two armed robbers who had victimized his mas ter's premises in the Louza district fon Monday. The shopkeeper had neglected to report the affair. gunmen strolled into the shop again Thursday, without making any purchases, it being bell that they were reconnoitreing prior to another robbery. The assistant re-agnized them and followed them until he could point them out to the police. They were remanded at the Provisional Court last Friday.
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