Jan, 28.
An armed robber was killed and 1 passer-by=a rickshaw puller—was wounded yesterday morning when Iwo Chinese poilee watchmen opened fire on a gang, of six men attempting te flee from the scene of a robbery Lane 64, Medhurst. Road.
"The ix men were all armed with pistols when they entered. House 2 the lane at 0.18 am. They ter Yorized the occupants and then Harled (0 ronsacke the rooms for money and jewellery. As they were about to teave with their plunder, an Slarm was raised which attracted the Attention of Police Watchmen £27 and 1029. The watchmen fired a number rounds at the fleeing bandits, and the bullets struck a robber ina vital spot, killing him. "A stray Shot wounded a rickshaw puller. Fire Brigade ambulance took the Teller to the Chinese Red. Cross Hospital.
With the Killing of the bandit a part of the stolen property was re-fevered. Seized also were the robers pistol and another pistol, dropped by one of the fleeing men. The five bandits escaped and were being sought. by police from the Cheng Road Station last night. i Suspects Arrested Four suspects not connected with the Medhurst Toad case were arrested by a search party of policemen in the Sinza district at noon yesterday. The police went into a house BMyburgh Road and seized the men well as a pistol loaded with seven rounds of ammunition. The suspects will be brought before the First Special District Court.
Jewellery and medicine were taken by robbers yesterday morning ata! house in Foh Yue Li, off Pakhoi Road, in the Louza district. Three thousands of Fefugees are finding shelter.
The Shanghai Fire Brigade had five calls through the day, including tone "Malicious false alarm" at Nan king and Honan Roads. There were two cotton mill res in Yangtszepoo,
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