Try our delicious Almost under the very nose of the heavily-armed "Special Municipality" policemen posted outside 13 Jessfield Road, a lone Chinese gunman robbed an S.M.C. Revenue Department shroff terday morning as the man was walking in Jessfield Road, near Avenue Road.
The robbery took place at 11 am., in the rain. The shroff, a Chinese, was approached by the robber pointed a pistol at him. In a trice the gunman had gained possession of the shroff's account book, containing $80 in notes, and it did not take him long to disappear. No shots were fired.
The robbery was reported to detec tives at the Bubbling Well Station.
Shortly after i o'clock yesterday morning the chauffeur of a Silver Taxi garage hire-car was held up by three Chinese one of whom carried a pistol This robbery took place as the victim was driving along Ferry Road, near the intersection of Pootdo Road. The gong escaped with $7 shots were fired.
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