Two armed robbers were brought Jdown by police bullets and captured fon Nov. in one of three daylight robberies in' the. Settlement, Four men, three of whom were armed, raided a Chinese dwelling in Brenan Road at 8 am, and were decamping with loot worth $31 when police ar= rived from the Bubbling Well station Jsummoned by a very prompt alarm, Deadly shooting in an exchange of bullets saw two robbers fall from two shels fired from police. pistols. [Three shots fired in reply fortunately went wide of their marks, Two pis-els were seized, 'A house in a lane off Honan Road was raided by seven robbers—~five Jarmed with pistols and another brandishing 9 hand-grenade—at 8.45 Jam, and escaped with money and valuables worth $1,600. The third robbery happened at 840 pin, when lires armed men entered a igo shop 385 Myburgh. Road, stole $203. notes and evaded immediate appre-
Me, Kenhiko Kurihara, Chief of the {General Affairs Seetio fice of the Mitsui Bussan Kalaho, has been chosen a councitior of the. Jax rranese. Residents oval forthe Gkamoto' on November Ing the whole of Asia; and this toads them to believe that' "The Mfilitary Review" will be able to. secure circle of permanent readers, Fines on Russians In spite of the present events, the question of fines which Chinese atithorities brought into effect a few months go against all Russians with expired Passports, remains unchanged Ie, the fines' are still being exacted, At the commencement of events the "Passport Department of the Bureau of Public Safety in Nanta> was closed for ten day's and then was Femoved to the Settlement where it started functioning, once more in 160 Ave. Edward VIL The fines for ired passports "are $8 for every quarter-year, independent of whether the passport was allowed (o lake for three months or only a week, Pass port books "are not exchanged, old ones being renewed by a special stamp, In order to rees ive a renewal Russian emigrants mist present receipt for payment of their ineome= fax, "Those: who have not paid. this jean yet neither passports, nor visas to other cities in China, although visas to foreign countries' are given them without any dimiculty.
Rotary Club Generosity The Rotary Club has forwarded a cheque for $200 to the chairman of the Emigrant Conmmittes, to be used for milk for the 20 ehildr ayes at present being. in Shelter These children are ne The shelter is kept through the efforts of th selves and live in this Monaster th the beginning, of snilita ities the inflow of orders. and Voluntary offerings both ceased, that the Rotary Club's generous represents a very timely' help, Trial as Alleged Spy On October 25, the 3rd Branch of the itigh Court of Kiangsu Province served at a sentence in the chee of The Hearing of the ease fasted of, scoused of espionage for
{or several days, and at the end of that time the court found the accused not guilty. The Prosecuting Attorney, however, requested the judges not (0 release Atihatloff unfit the expiration fof the period of appeal, az li his Intention to upbeat to the Supreme Court at Nanking.
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