Nets $1,200
Shanghai, Aug. 8.
A daring daylight hold-up Kiangte Road near Peking Road at 335. yesterday afternoon netted two bandits, one of them armed with a pistol, a haul of $1,200 in cash when they forced a bank messenger employed by the Bank of Canton to part with the bundle of money he was carrying. The bank messenger was coming from the Post Office at the time of the robbery.
Another bank messenger robbery was averted by an alert Indian con-ssiable of the Shanghai Municipal Police, oft duty at the time, who selzed'a thief after he had. snatched $3,000 in cash from a messenger of the Chung Woo Union bani at 11.10 yesterday. morning.
"The arrested man and an accomplice who escaped were caught red-handed as they grabbed the parcel of money at the corner of Ningpo and Szechuen Roads. The Indian constable arrested the thief with the money, Memorandum Cavses Stir Five Police Officers End The memorandum was reported to have created a considerable stir in Yefugee committee circles in view of the fact that a new camp, capable of accommodating 2,500 persons, has just been completed. "A committee mecting was held on Thursday afternoon and it was understood that further conferences with the Japanese authorities would be arranged.
The "North-China Daily News" was unable to ascertain whether the Japanese would permit the use of the new Pingliang Road camp, although it was presumed in responsible quarters that the camps situated North of the creek would not be interfered with provided that applications from residents would be forthcoming a9) required.
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