The Archive · 1939

North of the Creek

Five Armed Men Relieve Constable of Weapon

After an orgy of pistol snatching in the Western district during which embers of the Shanghai Municipal Police were relieved of their weapons ings, another similar cast c Bri esting bombers passed ie Japanese planes some time before way back to the Kiangse Road, near Range Road.

This time C.P.C: 1885 was attacked by five men four of whom were armed with pistols and one with a pair of scissors which he brandished in front of the constable as he was held by Pier relieving the C.P.C. of his bers of the gang.

380 Colt automatic and a magazine Containing six sounds of ammunition the men decamped and had disaped before the disarmed constable was able to raise an alarm. ing at dio was sounded in a.m.—Reuter.

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