Identical Tactics Used as Of Lester Hospital In Former Cases; $600 In aid of the Lester Chinese Hospi-Taken by Second Gang tal occupational therapy fund a bazaar and fun fair were held at the Tactics familiar to the police from Cathedral School for Girls yesterday several previous robberies were afternoon. Organized by Mrs. L. W. used shortly after Friday midnight Hutton, chairman of the fund, the by four Chinese when they inti-function attracted a large crowd, and minated the occupants of a motor car much business was done by the parked in Swatow Road, near Vu various stalls and side shows inside Ya Ching Road, and made th the school and in the spacious driver take them through various grounds of the building. streets of the International Settle-Members of the Seaforth Highment arid French Concession. After landers acted as helpers at the this ride the gang, two of whose various attractions in the fun fair, members were armed with pistols. which included such games as long made their victims hand over their alley bowls, coconut shies and various money, the amount not being exactly side shows, and their presence proved determined, The robbers then left the car. to be an added attraction, specially to the younger visitors.
In several recent instances the Amongst the helpers were:—Mmes same "modus operandi" has been Hutton, Fredericks, Maxted, Metheral, employed by robbers specializing Stock, Barton, L. Saphiere, Knudsen, on hire-cars with Chinese occupants.
Durnkoff, Harnam, Sutor, T. Saphiere, Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday Miss Knox and the Misses Fredericks. afternoon, a gang of five Chinese, three of whom had pistols, robbed The opening ceremony was per-House 11, Lane 38 Lungmen Road formed by Mrs, Finlay Andrew, who near Avenue Edward VIL They was introduced by Mrs. Hutton. Most of the work on sale at the escaped with money and jewellery, the total value of the loot being bazaar was made in the hospital, and included tapestries, rugs, work bags, about $600. d and clothing. 1
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