Armed Robbers Vainly Seek to Steal Vehicle ie Police were on July 30 searching for a gang of four men who on July 29 robbed a hire-car driver of Jabout $4 and then attempted to steal the ear.
The men, one of whom was armed with a pistol, engaged the vehicle from the Moon Garage and rode in mme it to Amherst. Avenue, Near the Intersection of Keswick Road they threatened the driver with a pistol, made him hand over his money and then tied him to a tree. They got into the car again and tried to drive, Joft, but the car stalled, "They then indoned it and fled on foot Bubbling Well Station.was informed Jand detectives are now lock.ng for the fear men, Armed robbers held up and stole a Johnson hire car at about 1030 pin. on July 30 in East Seward Road when the car was making its way back to Shanghai from the Fish Market at Point Island. About one hour later the car was found by the Police at Range-and Woosung Roads, the authorities of the International "Allow me to assure you that it shall always be my endeavour to Work Seoples "Of imanynitionalles swe eng" and peace among the Foslge is Shang (land the Lark on the Wing Refugee Loses Pet Camping. in Lane He was essentially an humble man and his belongings consisted: of a Wife, caged lark (Mongolian) and 4 sleeping mat, He lived in Chapel, with wife and lark, in a modest oom, but on the night of July 28 he @ecided to join the. big exodus into foreign-controlled territory. had no money he picked up wife, ark and mat and they. started to walk, he carrying. the lark and the Wife'the mat, as was proper.
As he had no money, staying in a edging-house washout of the question so he spread the mat in an alleyway Hongkew, carefully placed the bird-cage on it and then went to sleep side by side with his. wife Next morning, carly, "he was wakened "by" the Mongolian ark, Which teilled in unaccustomed man: net, He saw two Chinese ut the loafer type in the act of carrying' away his precious pet. He shouted at the {op of his voice and started in pursult." He was too late, however, One of the thieves maliciously opened the Goer of the cage, the lark flow out land made a direct line for the stratos-Phere, and then the thief dropped the cage and, scampered off with his companion.
An hour afterwards the refugee tearfully told the story to the police. He was apparently not in the least consoled by the fact that his wife was still by his side to corroborate the yarn,
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