Detective Sub-Inspector Bardy meanwhile was keeping up a rapid fire from the root top and managed to keep the inmates 0. occupied that, though they were able to return police fire from certain directions, they could not expose themselves to any good advantage, One more daring than the rest, and seemingly the leader of the gang, suddenly sprang out on the verandah in front of the hose and kneeling down, pumped bullets. at the police as long as his gun would work. Tpstantly" aware, of him a Chinese detective from the French police answered his fire and, though the bandit was seen to have been hit on the fiat shot, ho nevertReleso kept up a desperate sally and several additional shots were necessary to silence him. Seen at the morgue-later in the day he was a tribute to the shooting-ability the Chinese detective Set. Hutton of the Settlement Police, who was a partner to his killing.
The House Rushed Meanwhile the bravado of the bandits had - collapsed and after firing had: been withheld for several minutes police made ready to take the place by storm. On a given signal they. swarmed into. the premises and the Chinese gave up wita little further. resistance.
As the original crime bad been committed in French territory they were turned over to the French police and will be brought up before the French Mixed Court for trial.
Luckily none of the police were struck by the bandits' bullets and when the affair was over there was general congratulating all round for the serap had been one of the hottest seen within Settlement limita ince the Chusan Road episode of Janyary last when a similar band of desperate kidnappers held the police at bay for 13 hours though Mills bombs, tear bombs, and machine guns were used against them.
Tragedy -in Chaoufoong Read:
Armed Robber. Also Killed Yet another of the S. M. Police has succumbed to wounds received while endeavouring to arrest an armed man. Police Constable N. A. Blosfeld, a Russian attached to. side station, died at the. General Hospital on Saturday evening after fan encounter with an armed robber in Chaoufoong Road at, 11.30 that morning, The deceased was on duty at the! corner of East Yuhang and Chaovfong Roads and accvsting suspicious-looking character, " attempted to search the man." The latter immediately ran and turning round to face his pursuer fired two shots which entered the officer's abdomen.. Notwithstanding—his wounds, the plucky man fired several shots at the fugitive, one of which took effect. A Chinese constable in the vicinity, hearing the shooting, intercepted the man and shot him dead, The Russian constable was immediately conveyed to hospital] where an operation was performed but death intervened without consciousness being regained. The funeral will take place to-day at pam, with full police honours, Impressive Funeral An impressive funeral service was! conducted on Monday vat the Bubbling Well Road Cemetery over the body of Police Constable N, A. Blosfeld.
Headed by a detachment of mounted Sikhs and containing 100 members of the Russiay Unit, S.V.C., together S.V.C. band, the cortege formed at the corner of Medhurst Road and Bubbling Well Road and, with si Russian Constables as pall-bearers, proceeded to the cemetery where other representatives of local police and military bodies were assembled for the ceremony The Russian se out and w: There wi 'a profusion of flowers.
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