The Archive · 1938

Armed Robbery in Rue Pere Robert

Six men, two armed with pistols, entered a house in Passage 68 Route Pere Robert yesterday, but fled when the Chinese inmates gave the alarm. One of the robbers was arrested by a French Police constable at the corner of Rues Moliere and Pere Robert and on his being taken to the police station, the whole of the loot ising an ear-ring, a gold ring and $47 in notes—was found on him.

The French Police now hunting for the other five men

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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