The {wo gunmen disappeared, one of them ona, bicycle. The coolie pulled his customer, already dead, the Chinese police headquarters in Siccawei where he was detained for questioning. A party of Chinese police later went to the scene of the Shooting but the gunmen were nowhere to be seen.
The dead detective, it Is stated, was responsible for the arrest of a number of criminals operating in the extra-Selilement road areas, and the murder is said to be definitely an bandits. act of revenge on the part of the
He met his death while investlgating an armed robbery committed fon September 9, shortly after 11 am. in a No. 7 bus of the China General Omnibus Company. When the bus. stopped in Avenue Haig in front of the China Funeral Bureau, five robbers boarded the vehicle and robbed most of the travellers of cash. When the Chinese police in Siccawei were informed of the crime Liv was sent to investigate the case.
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