The Archive · 1928

Bold Robbery in Central

Vegetable Dealer Deprived of Thousand Dollars A very daring robbery took place on Sunday, in brand daylight and in Theart of the Central Dis-

4 result of which a lone robber is richer by $1,000, The affair occurred at 2.15 p.m. and it was not until more than three hours later that the victim of the outrage had the courage to report the matter to the police.

The facts of the matter are that Li Sz, a vegetable dealer who Sives in Kwangsi Road, went into an change shop and native bank at 19B Kinngse Road to withdraw $1,000.

im was paid to him in notes, was counting the money when compatriot entered the shop and asked for a dollar's worth of small money. This was handed to him and he had gathered it up when suddenly Li felt something hard pointed at his ribs and heard a commanding whisper "Don't move or shout". The man then coolly gathered op the money and walked out of the place as though nothing had happened. Ax soon as he got outside, he ran as hard as he could and has since not been soon,

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