Armed Gang's Loot of Seventeen Thousand Dollars Failing in their attempt to extort $500,000 from a retired Chinese landowner living in a foreign house at 65 Kinochow Road, a gang of thine robbers, six of whom were armed with pistols, succeeded in stealing, on Sunday afternoon, money, clothing and curios to the value of $17,845.
The gang entered the premises while a tea party was being held and intimidated the host and guests. They informed the landowner that, unless a sum of $500, (000 was handed over to them once, they would kidnap him. 'They. were told by complainant that it was impossible for him to meet] such a demand just then but they insisted that he was very wealthy' and proceeded to search the house. Wohilst the gang were thus engaged, the landowner effected his escape. The guests and the complainant's wife were deprived of their jewellery, this including some very valuable jade rings from the latter. The gang then gathered up as much as they possibly could, after which they took possession of the com-lamont's motor car and, load-Ing it up with their booty, escaped inthe direction of Hart Toad.
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