Shanghai, Sept. 6.
'The heroic action of a' lone Chinese constable of the French Mfunicipal Police who attempted to intercept a gang of armed bandits in, Siccawei early yesterday morning, resulted in his being shot by the desperadoes.
The affray occurred at about am, when a gang of robbers, estimated to number from five to, ten, entered a dyeing factory in the Siccawei district. Firing one shot in order to frighten the people inside the factory, they ransacked the premises and made away with $500.
Meanwhile Chinese Police-constable No. 208 who was on duty near by was informed by a witness of what was happening, and dashing with all speed to the factory, he met the bandits as they were decamping.
Ordering them to stop he pluckily ran towards them with his revolver drawn, but was shot in the shoulder by one of the men, who immediately took to their heels and vanished into the darkness.
The wounded constable was immediately rushed by a Fire Brigade ambulance to St. Marle's Hospital, where, it was stated, that the wound in his shoulder was serious. He is expected to recover, however. Detectives of the French Police were conducting enquiries into the affray yesterday, Leased land in the Western District of the Settlement and French conce sion is at a premium and is extremely. hard to obtain, and in these areas, Municipal control is very' strict. so that industrial enterprises have to be considered carefully in order to avoid permits being refused.
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