On Saturday last five armed bandits broke into the private house of a Japanese army captain named Tomint ged 63, who realded in one of the main streets New Town.
The bandits had evidently been informed. that the captain had a considerable sum of money in the house and from the moment that they crossed the threshold they commenced firing, with the result dond almost bandits carried off Y400 in cash and. valuables estimated at 900, 'The prompt action of Mr. Eguchi, Chief of the Criminal Department, resulted in the bandits being captured within 24 hours, the first' man to be rested being Woo Chin-wong, formerly Chief of Staff of the Army Ting Chao, who offered. resistance to. the Japanese entrance to Harbin in January, 1992. Woo Chin-wong was a constant visitor at Captain Tominaga's house and apparently ko was the organizer of the robbery, though he did not tive his companions an order to kill' the Japanese captain. He did not actually take part in the robbery at the time he was in his own house in Fuchiatieng. Ail five men have been handed over for trial.
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