'Acting with precision and daring, a gang of three armed Chinese walked into a Japanese import and export hong' downtown yesterday forenoon and made a large haul with which they escaped. The robbery took place in Room 110, 40 Ningpo Road, which the three gunmen' entered at 21.20 o'clock. They threatened the staff of ten and ted their hands so as to facilitate the looting. The robbers then ransacked the ofllee for money, obtaining $950 and ¥.200, and also stole watches from three of their victims.
It was estimated that the gang spent half an hour on the premises. An alarm was received at" Central Pohice Station a few minutes efter 12 o'clock and in response two vans tumed out with detectives and uniformed men clad in steel waist coats. When the police reached the scene, however, the robbers Pad No shots wore fired.
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