The Archive · 1927

Bandit Outrage

Another bandit outrage was perpetrated this evening. In response a telephone message from an= other exchange shop asking to be: furnished with the equivalent fengpiso of Mex. $1000 the Vu Shunz Lung exchange shop Hashidati-dori despatched a messenger with the amount mentioned. No sooner had he emerged from the premises than he was shot and killed outright by a man outside who was evidently ing his appearance. The miscreant, how-ver, was robbed of his booty, as Jupanese, hearing the shot fired fund seeing the messager drop, gave the alarm and the bandit decided to get away while the going was izood. It is believed that the bandit was in the first shop and, overhearing the message transmitted by} telephone, decided to make use of the circumstances to his own advantage.

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