Nothing Stolen However At Ferry Road Dwelling Although an alarm was raised and a police party turned out in quick time, a gang of five Chinese who attempted to rob 1229 Ferry Road at daybreak yesterday escaped and were being sought during the day.
With one pistol the five men in-, timidated the occupants of the house, but one of the tenants managed to sneak out the back door and raise the alarm. He m~ Chinese Constable 261, off duty at the time, and the policeman immediately communicated with the Pootoo Road Station by the police street telephone. The result was a turn-out from the Station, but when the policemen arrived at the house the gang had disappeared, Nothing was stolen, however.
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