The Archive · 1932

Armed Robbery Near Hungjao

Alarm Forwarded from Liddell Residence Settlement police wore informed of an armed robbery on Wednesday which took place in_a village some distance from Hungjao Road. Not having. full details, Chief Inspr-Maguire, Bubbling Well station, with a squad of men dashed to the residence of Mrs. John Liddell, 578 Hungjao Road, whence the call had come, On investigation, it was learned that a group of 10'armed robbers—it is suggested that they were soldiers—had entered the village, and, meeting with resistance, fired sev eral shots. "Two coolies wore wounded' and another ran to' the Liddell house telling the boy of what had happened. He, in turn, telephoned Bubbling Well station. The police took no action in the Dependent's Allowance.

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