one man was killed and another wounded in an armed robbery last night; the robbers stole $10 in all. The robbery occurred at about 7.45 p.m. when three men, two with pistols, entered Chinese house No. 263 Columbia Road, not far from the Hung Foong Cotton Factory.
In order to shake off any possible pursuit, they fired a large number of shots as they fled. One pedestrian was killed almost outright, while another bystander was shot and badly wounded. No arrests were made, and the case is in the hands of the Chinese police.
At 730 pin, three men, all armed with hand grenades, entered a Chinese house at 601 Medhurst Road. After intimidating the inmates, they style about $200 worth of jewellery, money and clothing and escaped without fung any shots; they spoke in the Anhwei dialect.
Soon after this, and shortly before B o'clock, six men, three with pistols, entered a cotton piece goods hong at 17/203 Hoopeh Road by the open front door. They stole $400 worth of money, jewellery and clothing and escaped before the alarm was raised. These men used the Shanghai and Wusih dialects.
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