The Archive · 1937

Robbers Slay Bank Watchman

Attempt to Seize Money from Messenger Fails Chinese Police Watchman No. 104! was shot dead and three other persons, two of whom were bank bodyguards, were wounded as a result of 8 daring attempt by ye gunmen to Fob a motor car carrying: $7,000 in holes tate on February 2.

The motor car was hired by the Kiangsu Banke, Carrying a bodyguard and a coolie, the car called at the bank's branch at 339. Sinza Road at pin. to transport money from the branch to the head-office. Tsu, a coolie of the branch bank, entered the car with a eanvi bag in which were the '$7,000 notes, while Koo Ven-ling, the bodyguard, kept watch near the door of the vehicle.

Suddenly, the bodyguard was shot from behind while a Chinese shouted "Don't move" The bullet hit the bodyguard in the arm. Immediately after, a second shot hit the bodyguard In the back.

No, 194 of the branch people'

appreetation for the tradifuca- bani hearing the shots, was about friendship of the American people for China, and for the sym-thy and generosity they have on humorous occasions shown to. the: Chinese people when the larier were aMicted "with similar catastrophes, the Chinese Red Cross Society, the National Child Welfare Association of China, the China International Famine Rellet Commission and the has United Charitable Association of Sangha have jointly organized rive 10

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