Bandits Shanghai, Dec, 14 'A number of shots rang out carly yesterday morning in the Jessfield rea when Probationary Sergeant A. R. Turner, of the Shanghai Munieip2 Police, opened fire on three fleeing robbers who countered with several shels. 'Turner fired six. shots, but neither these bullets nor those' fired by the bandits apparently took effect. One pistol, however, was seized by the polices The robbers escaped.
The chase grew out of a robbery, at 420-am,, at 90 Kong K: h Jan, off JJessicld Road, where $25 was taken uy the three men, Another eatly morning looting took place at House S01, Lane 391, Hal-Jphong Rosd, where five men took a quantity of money, jewellery and clothing at 5.0 o'clock at the points Jof two pistols, The value of the loot was set at $140, 'A gang of seven men carrying four robbed.563 Ningpo Road of $600 in cash at 3.10 o'clock yesterday afternoon trid escaped.
Tallor's Shop Ralded Three Chinese, one armed with a 763 calibre Astra automatic pistol, entered a tailor's shop at 66 Sing Sing It, off Route Pire Robert yesterday norning. While the armed man lined up the tailor and his employees, his accomplices Uroke open the till, and {ok out the sum of $14. The tailor managed fo slip away while the rob-kers were at work, and gave the alarm to a watchman outside. The robbers, noticing the sudden dis appearance of the tailor, sult, but the watchman managed seize the armed robber, the other two making good their escape.
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