The bravery of an 18-year old Chinese boy and that of two Chin-exe constables resulted on September 16 in the immediate arrest of two armiend robbers and the subsequent arrest of six others, implicated by ald) those who had taken part in the fair.
In the armed battle which ensued following a foiled: robbery in Elgin. Road at about 3.90 p.m two pedes-trans were fatally shot in Purdon Road and were certified at dead on their being brought. to the Police Hospital. "The robber, arrested at the same time is still" alive after having been wounded in the ad-demon by police bullets.
With the first robber having been taken into custody and being questioned, detectives from West Hongkew Police Station, working under-Det-Sub-inspr. Gash, began making aids acting on the information refcived in the Prench Concession and Chapel." Having obtained the assistance of the respective authori~ fies, they arrested aix others. with-fut untoward incident, trapping the wanted persons in their houses before they could raise a defence. apparently aroused the the robbers who left The complainant and his son raised an alarm and followed the robbers to the intersection of North honan Road, where they turned east, They separated, one of them seer-ingly going to Range Road, the lothers—thetr exact direction is, not known—may have turned off along Haining Road.
He followed him and as the robber took refuge behind a tree Pointing his pistol at him, seized the protrading arm and "in. the struggle dislodged the weapon from ihis grasp. 'The Sikh had come along, [and now arrested the man. A sub-Sequent examination showed that! the slide of the pistol had jammed on two misfired cartridges, which supposed to have saved the boy' hgo, although in no way detracting from the youth's bravery. Taken to West Hongkew Station this man gave information which led to. the arrest of six others daring the. evening.
The other three had left Elgin Road in another direction, followed by a crowd who were attracted by the alarm raised near the complain-sant's house.
One of them retraced his steps Road entering, it passed 2 CP.C., who was on duty' and intersection. Notified of the man's identity, the constable gave chase and in' so doing alarmed another constable on duty at, the Boone Road corner. The robber saw that he was being followed by an officer and fire on hit, the C.P.C, returning as he ran.
'The chase continued along the block and centred near Boone Road, where a railless tram was station' ar in the abdomen, the other catching him as he fell, so closely were they together. The police, having called am ambulance, sent him to the Police Hospital.
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