Just after noon the affair started, when four armed men attempted to Kidnap the compradore of a. well-Known foreign firm, who resided at 510 Burkill Road. His plucky chauffeur managed to wriggle from the grasp of the kidnappers and blew] hig police whistle.
Chinese constables on duty near 'Thibet Road and Burkill Road corner responded to the appeal for] assistance and the Chinese, seeing them, fled westward on' Burkill Road, Several slipped off into alley. ways, but two of them continued along Burkill Road. A Sikh fired at them, as did two C, P. C's seemingly, without effect. Finally at the inter~ section of Burkill Road with Park)
Road (40 puces from the Canton Theatre) the C. P, C, on point duty. there, shot one of them three times. He fell to the pavement, was taken to the Police Hospital, and died at] 7.80 p.m, on Saturday. In the fray 4 Chinese constable, No, 193, was! shot in the head; it is believed that his condition is not serious. One of, the constables fired three shots at the gang, another emptied his pistol.
'The kidnappers disappeared. 'When information was received at, Sinza station, Chief-Inspr, Aiers' by Senzettt Tue Munoenep Orricen Thomas Robert Praneis, who Was shot on Saturday, while in the execution of lis duty what happened. It is known, however, that the officers chased the man' through the alleyway, in and out of the deserted houses, and'apparently had cornered him in one of the buildings four doors east of trap. Here one of them fired two shots.
Two empty cartridge cases, marked /S.MLP., were found. They drove him out of the rear door to the last house. He could go no further, because the alley wag "blind."
Several picees of scantling were! over the door, but the kidnapper and the officers, just behind him, wormed their way under and round the bars. The Chinese probably had 15 or 20 seconds start on the pursuers, and got to a place of concealment on the motor lorry.
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