The Archive · 1928

Armed Robbers Rampant

On a larger scale have been the armed robberies, numerous in the Chinese city and unpleasantly frequent in the Concession area. The worst was the carrying off of $11,000 from the Teng Tah Exchange Ca.

Just at.dusk one evenitig. It is very satisfactory that of the ten who took part in this robbery, nine have been arrested. Five of these have already been shot. The chauffeurs who Grove the two hired cars are detained, as they may have acted under compulsion, One of the other men still under arrest, claims to be the servant of a military officer who directed the robbery and got off with the spoils. The poor fellows who have been shot seem to have got a few dollars each and to have been left to negotiate the shoe. of silver which was the meos of their convie~ tion of the crime,

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