As a result of two gangs of loafers engaging in a pitched battle in the northern district, two men have been arrested and one is in St. Luke's: Hospital suffering from a bullet. wound under the ribs on his right side, while several others are. detained as witnesses. Shots were fired and bullets flew at random for several minutes as the attacking group drew near their rivals near the Helen Cinema,, Haining Road, though there has been but the single instance reported tu the police of injuries received. It is thought that the two factions got into difficulties over former gambling affairs of their leaders and when the leader of the Yuenfong Road gang felt that he had been ill-used, he returned with his fellows armed with pistols and knives and began @perations on the Haining Road organization, under the command of Sian Mo-zion, alias San Ngan. It is alleged that they got a motor-car and some bicycles and invaded foreign territory until they ran across their rivals, when they began shooting, wounding Koo Ching-pao, A Chinese constable heard the shots in the general direction of Haining Road and started for the scene, when he met a man coming towards him. Stopping him he searched him and found in his clothes a dagger eight inches in length, which he seized and marched the prisoner towards the station. As they went along a Chinese on a bicycle approached and the cdiistable was told that this man had taken a major part in the affair, actually shooting, whereupon he also was apprehended. He denied any complicity in the matter and no Weapon was found, but at headquarters it was discovered that he, Sung Fah-yue, had been a member of the police force, but had been discharged in March of this year.
About the time of the arrival of the constable and his prisoners at the station, a telephone call was received from St. Luke's Hospital, to the effect that a wounded man had been admitted to the institution a few minutes earlier, Det.-Sgt. Tinkler went to interrogate the wounded man, who is supposed to be the leader of the attacked gang, but he refused to talk and would not implicate anyone. However, the number of the motor-car had been taken and it Was found to belong to D. S. Zee, residing at 125p Shantung Road, who told the detective that he had stored the machine at the. Dung Fei Garage in Foochow Road. The garage people asserted that the motor-car had been taken away and wag out between 4.35 and 5.25 p.m. on Wednesday. Those who hired the car—there were four of them—gave their address as Room 129, Nanyang Hotel, Foochow Road, and when the police searched the quarters they found two men whom they took into custody. They and the chauffeur will be held as witnesses pending further inquiries.
At the Mixed Court on Thursday, a remand for a week was granted and the two prisoners will be held in custody.
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