Mar. 5, Carrying two hand-grenades, a gang of throe robbers entered' 149 Sinza Road, a coal shop, on Thursday evening and made the terrified occupants hand over $77, with which they escaped, it was reported to the Police yesterday. When detectives from Sinza Station visited the place they discovered one of the hand-grenades, Mills bomb, which the robbers had left behind, The missile {Chinese nous "The first alarm was received by the Yanslezepo0 Fire. Station abet am, on March Ts when a huge glare was eon. to" the. north side of "Vangtsnepoo" Ready east Glew Road, "Arriving on. the scene firemen fotind the outbreak to, hive fined considerable headway, huge Bock of Chinese country-stylo houses having" Ween" ignited.
With a strong wind blowing at the time, the flames spread on-a sides, threatening the ontie blow of houses surrounding' the affected area, which was estimated to" be bout 40 yards by D0 yard 'A3 the situation proved to be out of "control, -sdaitfonal "men and machines wore sent for. Despite the Genee smoke, which was Tow/ying, the himivances" of narrow pas: Sages" and houser surrounding "the place, firemen succeeded in uniting Since the first turnout and up to the time the fre. was finally "ex. Angulshed, fireeten had spent" fal three hours and 48 minutes In come batting the binge, Searcely" wa ihe frst outbreak alarm was rea blaze at Ningwu jrth-west of Haichow Road, ug on the scene for about tone and a halt hours, firemen, finally Put out this second' outbreak, Six: teen Chinese houses were destroyed
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