Mr. Huang Yulueh, a professor at the Chinan University, was shot and wounded as he lett his home at No, 3, Lane 40, Route Say Zeng. sharily aiter 930 am, yesterday. He was in-Sured in the stomach and the arm and was rushed to the St, Marie Hospital, Rue Pere Robert, where an operation was performed." The con-ition of the victim is stated to be satisfactory and every hope is held by the doctors to save his lite, "The two gunmen who perpetrated the "attack dashed off ina waiting. motor ear and a lone Chinese witness of the affair was unable to raise an alarm. as he was threatened to be shot if he should do so, Mir, Huang is understood to have told the police that he has no political affiliations and that hie had never received threatening letters. French Concession detectives investigating the ease, while following up the theory that personal revenge may have been the reason for the attack, Shanghai, Dee. 27 A Ione man armed with a pistol, land believed to have been a Japanese, forced his way into 849 North Szechuen Road at 9.40 p.m, on December 25 and. after intimidating the occupants, decamped with $1,690 in bank-notes. Delcelives from Hong-Kew Police Station are making.enquiries, but up to a late hour Jast ight, no arrests had been made.
Five men, three armed with pistols, got away with $20,000 when they held the occupants of House 9, Lane 0, Tamsui Road at 620 pin. December 24, No shots were fire. Detectives from Chengtu Read police station are Investigating but arrests have been made so for.
Christmas Day proved unlucky for a Japanese passenger of @ public Tickshaw who was attacked by 10 unarmed. men in-an alleyway East of the Dah Woo Dai "Theatre, Kiukiang Road, shortly after 135 am. on Dec. 25. Greatly" overpowered, he was unable to prevent the thugs from relieving him of Yen 300, $20 and a wristewateh. Detectives from Louza police station are investigating the Marines Assist Dee. 28, Robberies by armed Chinese continued in various parts of the Inter national, Settlement and weste Noutside" distriet_ on December 26 and yesterday, large amounts of loot Being taken in most cases. Two shots were fired by one gang in the Eastern istrict but no-one was wounded. In nother case the arrest of a robber was effected by two members of the United States Marine Corps and a Chinese studen}.. The Settlement Police recorded 22 robberies com~ mitted in territory policed by them, In four days—Decomber 23 to 26 lusive. At the same. time arrests were made.
Between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday morning, an armed gang of seven men Fansacked House 29, Lane $99 East Yuhang Road, and obtained loot worth well over $1,000. Before leaving, the Yobbers fred two shots to frighten their victims. They wounded no-one.
"Two United States Marines, Cor porals W. R. Wood and Wisniewski, took @ hand in matters when a rob: ery victim raised an alarm in Lane 660, Seymour Road, on December 26," Three bandits had taken $126 from a Chinese resident of the lane fat gun point and were about to seize the man's overcoat as well when the victim eried out. A Chinese student and the {wo Marine corporals came Yunning to the rescue and were in Lime to arrest one of the robbers, This was the one who had taken the $126 and the loot was therefore re~ Covered. The two Marines escorted the prisoner to the Gordon Road.
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