Fugitive Robber Seriously, One of two armed robbers, who victimized the inmates of a house. situated at 485 Rue Bourgeat shortly before noon on Tuesday, is in Police Hospital in a. grave condition as the result of bullet wounds received at the hands of Settlement Police after he had eluded pursuers from the French Concession, A Chinese detective attached to Louza Police Station, who lives near the scene of the affray—Bubbling Well Road and Hardoon Road—tagether with a Sikh constable were respons sible for the shoot It seems that two' armed men had ered the house in the French Concession, and after relieving the inmates of a trifling sum, were met by Annamite police. These followed one of the men who separated from his comrade and xan into the Settlement. The chase continued through alleyways in the vicinity of Hardoon Road and Avenue "Foch, the robber after leaving the French Concession running into a house situated near Hardoon Road, At this point a plucky Korean tramway inspector, who had noticed where the robber went, followed him into the house and attempted to arrest him. The miscreant opened fire and wounded the Korean in the arm.
As the robber left the house the Annamites came on his trail and began shooting. The robber returned fire. ifn the battle a Chinese woman pedestrian was wounded in the knee.
Sikh officers came on the see fand one of them commandeered a passing motorcar and using his revolver, koph up a running' batt chasing the fugitive along. Bardo Road. Approaching the. ho of the Chinese detective, a short delay occurred and the detective rushed into the road with his pistol, he and the Sikh concentrating their fire, as the robber ran across Bubbling Well Road.
The Sikh, having by this time alighted from his motor car, gained the detective in the chase, and the two of then, firing us they ran, core nored the fugitive in an alleyway.
The robber, howe game and continued to oppose' his opponents after he fell in the alleyway hut his pistol jammed and he could do nothing but surrender. Whose bullets struck the robber is unknown, although it is believed that the Sikh, as well as: the detective—the tater's bullet has been identified—shot the robber. " One bullet struck him in the mouth and emerged from the ear. Another struck him in the arm.
YANG Sa-chang, and Hsu Ching—yung, 27, were executed by the local military authorities 9m Saturday for complicity in armed: robberies and kidnappings in Glue nese territory.
Tue two-days strike of 180 employees in the ginning department of the Koo Tien Sung Cotton Mill came to m conclusion on Monday. morning when the recalcitrants turned.to work unconditionally, ON Sunday morning three unarmed men held up a pedestrian at the corner of Hankow Road and Yunni Road, robbing him of $150. Their victim followed them into the French Concession, where he raised an alarm. An Annamite responded and, aided by the complainant, he arrested two of them, They were subsequently handed over to the Settlement police, ferred against some of the accused. One of the arrested men confessed to the murder of S, C, Ivanof. Members of the gang were also charged with the murder of Sikh Constable Dilip Singh in East Yuhang Road on November 11, last year} an attempt to murder a Mr. Ferguson on December 12, 192% and an attempt to murder Messrs. Remedios, Buisin, David, and Yui, members of a search party on North Honan Road Bridge on December 80, 1927.
The fourth prisoner was found guilty on charges of murder and: robbery and had appealed agsingt the decision, but without success.
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