ly entering one of Shai hai's principal silk hongs in the heart of the Settlement on October 31 an armed robber gang systematically and methodically removed from the store about $3,000 worth of expensive silks and a quantity of cash. They remained in the hong for over an hour ang for audacity the robbery rivals any yet reported.
The establishment is "known the Vu Zang Silk Hong and is situated off Canton Road. At 7.15 the leader of the gang entered the front door and, directing his six satellites with military precision, marshalled the 20 occupants into a back room and instructed two of the gang to hold guard. 'The leader then settled himself at the manager's desk and ordering one of the guards to release one the captives instruct this latter to produce the firm' stationary. He then surveyed the hong and directing his men to remove only the most expensive silks returned to the desk and told the employee to make out a delivery order for the goods removed. This done, he inquired the price of the various rolls and made out a
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