Carried Off by Armed Robbers: Houseboy's Son Too:
Deperate Struggle in Victim's Motor Car Having been shot at twice by armed kidnappers, while a third cartridge failed to' explode as the istd was. presented at his. temple, RG. "Robertson, ING, out foight' his assailants ast. Wednesday afternoon on Keswick Road and managed to leap from his. move ere ach of se in ipa ral miles and deserted the"
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intersection of Warren found by the Municipal police, Dr. Robertson, is head of the Pathological Department, of the Henry Lester Institute, 1920 Avene With the kidnappers well on their way toward the outlying roads, Dr, Robertson hailed. a rickshaw, " and riding to the Scotch Bakery branch on Yuyuen Road, telephoned meagre details to Bubbling Well station. He" appeared there in person some minutes later, his shirt collar torn off, his. gold watch chain, " minus watch, dangling from his, waistcoat and. with a bullet hole through his 'The first report, however, was received by the police from Dr, Robertson's chauffeur, who had eon" ejected at the time of the Kidnapping on Hardoon Road, and who appeared at the station shortly before'. pam.
sketched the bare details of the "affair, "and Inspr. Clissold ordered all' available men to comb the district, "The station cars were Soon they had backed their vehicle into the tear of mine. 'The impact plished it at least three yards for-fratd. Almost' simultaneously the the machine Robertson, "I threw. myself forward Jand tried to obtain' the switch key, ut the gangsters beside me caught hold of my head and forced it against the front' seat. 1 was pinned tightly down. Apparently Wwe were driving west on Avenue Koad ith the robber in the front seat crouching the cook's child and facing me, I shouted at the top of my voice, striking out with both hands, but my straggles "We then turned north, probably on Kinochow Road, "and got to Connaught Road. The ruffians got very nasty here." On Jessfield Road they became nastier still and forceful as we got nearer Chinese patrolled roads.
"Here I made a desperate attempt to open a door and a free for all fight followed. The robber in the front seat fired at me, the bullet
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