Three armed robberies were committed in the Settlement last night. A man displayed bomb of the potato [masher type after entering 2 watch shop at 351 Foochow Road at G80 Pin. and decamped with a number For watches, the value of which could not be ascertained last night. AL 6.15, am, five men, four of whom were armed with pistols, robbed the Tien Yeu Rice Shop, 736 Newchwang Road, lof $11_and escaped.
Five minutes after, a house at 676 Sinza Road was invaded by three men, iwo armed, who stole $43 worth of property.
Two Stabbed bbery Earlier in the day, another robbery was reported in the western district Four men, two of whom were armed with knives, entered No. 9 Pang, off Edinburgh Read, at about 230-am. On an alarm being raised. the robbers decamped without stealing anything. Two of the occupants were stabbed. however.
Arms Seized Max, 26, A Mauser sub-machine-gun and a Demon type Spanish pistol, together with ammunition, were seized by the Settlement Police in a series of raids which began on Thursday evening and ended successfully yes terday" morning, Four suspected robbers are being detained.
The sub-machine-gun, which was found Ju a house in Sinza Road, was believed "to have been used in the Jatlempted robbery at 562-59, Gordon Road, on Tuesday night, "when a Chinese woman was shot dead, The raid, conducted by detectives lof the Special Crime Branch led by Detective Sub-Inspector—Willgoss, was. first conducted in Robison.
Road at 630 pin, on Thursday, when the first suspect was arrested. Other places raided between Thursday night and yesterday morning included a house in Kiaochow Road and a house in Sinza Road, where the fourth suspect was arrested and the arms and ammunition were seized "Two of the men arrested on Thurs-aay night were brought before the First Special District Court yester—ay, when they were remanded for a week, One shot in Robbery Mar, 27, Two robberies perpetrated in the Joutside Settlement area were re-
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