Exchange of Shots in Early Hours of the Morning An attempted armed robbery by three men, two of them armed with Mauser pistols; the chasing of the gang by French policemen; a quick exchange of shots, and the death of one of the robbers. This was the drama that was played out in the streets of the French Concession at ~an early hour on Sept. 7. At about 45 a.m. a gang of three entered the residence of Mr. Tsu. Yang-sang, situated in a passage off Route Dupleix. The servants, instead of becoming alarmed at the sudden appearance of three desperate men, warned the mistress of the house, and locked her in her bed-room. "The intruders then attempted to force the door open, but the sound of the blows attracted the attention of the neighbours, who gave the alarm, and the bandits then made off down passage 201, leading into Avenue Haig.
'M. Pinelll, of the French Municipal Police, who' was accompanied by. a Chinese' constable, was making his rounds in the district, and rushed in the direction from which the eries for assistance seemed to be coming. At the sight of the policemen, the band-Mts opened fire, on their' pursuers, who "were completely in the open, and only a few yards away, Pinelli replied" with three shots, two of Which hit one of the robbers in the ight leg, and the third in the head, 'The wounded man collapsed and died {n front of the New Silver Tax! depot in 'Avenue Haig. The second robber, Who was also armed, tried to fire at the policemen once' again, but his pistol jammed, and he was imme: diately' taken Into custody. described as a Chinese merchant, unemployed, by the name of Po Dah-Jong, about 20 years of age. The third robber was arrested shortly afterwards In a passage off Avenue Haig by @ Chinese constable of the ~French Municipal Police, He was Wdentied as Kao Kono-song, aged about 36, The robber who was shot dead is one Tsu Yang-song, alias Sang Hong fah, aged about 20, He was already under sentence of five years" imprisonment for an "armed "assault, which he had not fully served, being -gut-on parole. The arm seized from the two robbers were turned over 0 the Identineation Department of the French Municipal Police, who, are putting them under a close scrutiny, 6 the robbers are suspected of having committed crimes in other parts of Shanghai Great credit ts due to the young French police officer who chased the three robbers, and prevented them from making good their escape, and Dut for his quick action they would probably still be at large,
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