Imitation Pistol Bad Luck to Yates Road Looter n imitation pistol proved a dangerous weapon to a Chinese robber on January 18 when he was engaged in combat by Chinese onmi~ stables in Yates Road, a few steps from crowded Bubbling Well Road, For the man was shat twice in {ie leg, arrested amd forced to surrender the loot he ad Just obtained at 01" point at a Hotise in Lane 216, Yales Road, "When policemen, re* spending to'an alarm of amted robe Dory, see a suspect with what looks ko 'a pistol, they shoot first and ask avestions afterwards.
The particular, robber was a lone wolf, For his trouble in entering the house, No. 25, Lane 310, obtained $20 and he was fleeing when an amah raised the alarm, It was 2:30 o'clock and there were many persons in the streets. The alarm spread so quickly that three Chinese constables attached to Sinza Station and one from the Chenglu Road Station arrived on the scene in time to cut off the lone robber's escape, Several shots were fred, two bullets brought the man down anda third rigocheled and wounded one of the policemen slightly in the cheek.
Loss of blood in the case of the robber caused doctors at the Police Hospital to pronounce his condition serious. Both he and the wounded EBC. were taken {0 that hospital ire Brigade ambulance,
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