The Archive · 1935

Brazen Robbery in Hongkong

$2,400 Carried: Away: Indian Watchman Shot Dead Hongkong, Oct, An Indian watchman was shot dead this evening in Kowloon bya trio of Chinese gunmen who escaped with satchel containi ing $2,400 after per= el trating one of the most daring armed robber! es ever" perpetrated here.

The robbery occurred at five oclock near the China Light er ust as a tub-station at" Shamshuipo, motor car in which a Chic tse shroff and two Indian' watch in men were riding, was starting from front of the substation, three Chic nese armed'

with pistols' jumped on the running boards and let loose a hail of bullet 8

One 0 dead, the watchmen was shot hi while the other Indian and the raft barely escaped instant death by hurling themselves to the floor of

tal The bandits grabbed a satchel con-ming $2,400 and fled through crowd of Chinese who were toot Fifled and dumbfounded to Interven Neither of the watchmen armed and, thi unable to put men were a resistances Router,

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