Pedestrians claim that the chauffeur of the car had been struck by a bullet but this could not be confirmed last night. The assailant apparently back-tracked to Hupeh Road and turned south to Foochow Road. While feeing he threw his pistol through a shop window, causing much alarm among a number of shop assistants. No further trace of the man could be ascertained except that he crossed the intersection of Hupeh and Foochow Roads.
Other members of the gang are believed to have dispersed among the crowd which collected. The police recovered the pistol used by the man, a military Mauser, and one cartridge case. The total number of shots fired by police and desperadoes had not been determined last night, Enquiries were still proceeding at the time of going to press.
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