Armed robbers were active in the International Settlement last night, two lootings and an attempted looting being perpetrated between 645 p.m. and 9.15 pin.
The places entered were a house off Hart Road, a house in Lane 353
Sinza Road, and a house in Ming Ying Li, Kong Ka Jan, off Jessfield Road.
In the last instance only did the occupants of the house raise an alarm. They seized and disarmed one of five robbers but nevertheless the gang escaped. One of the bandits fired one shot which went wild. They obtained no loot.
Tokyo, Jan. 27.
Mystery aeroplanes have been shadowing Japanese warships end aircraft operating in South Chind, a spokesman for the Navy Office alleged to-day at a press conference.
The mystery craft usually followed Japanese warships and planes doggedly for long periods, and showed no emblems or marks that would indicate their identity, the spokesman declared. He expressed the opinion that. they possibly were Chinese planes whose identification insignia had been concealed.
Questioned by correspondents as to whether the nationality. of the aircraft was ascertainable by their types or shapes, the spokesman stated that he supposed that was possible, but that their nationality had not yet been established.
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