During the encounter, a fow stray bullets hit the window panes on the ground-foot of the residence of Mr, and Mrs, L. W. Walkinshaw at 100 Tunsin Road. and are understood have damaged some, pictures. Fortunately noone was injured ax the family was in bed at the time, the house immediately behind. which Is occupied by Mr. and Mrs Peter Taylor, a number of windows, which had been left open were pierced by one bullet and here too injuries were reported.
Polics were busy yesterday vestigating the case and experts From' the ballistic department were taking photographs and made every effort to identity the weapons used by the gunmen, from the cartridges found on the scene.
The western district is being patrolled by strong police units day ud night in an endeavour to prevent the recurrence of armed robberies and hold-ups which have been on the vast Increase. over since the Japanese have taken over the territory. The vicinity of gambling Gens and opium dens has attracted the worst criminal doment of this ily to the district and the number of urined robberies, larcenies and hold-vps have increased to such alarming proportions in the last few months, that men on patrol in hat district have been armed. with sub-machine guns and sawn-off shotguns, as it's known that the trined with rifles, "Mauser" military pistols and hand-grenades.
was anticipated for a number of weeks that eventually the police would actually face one of the gangs ud Inst night was the first time hat an actual battle lasting only a few seconds took place. Amonsst the various ganes. operating In. the Japsnere occupied area, one in particular is known to. the police ud Is said to consist of upwards of 40 thugs, all of whom are. well-
In_ addition, three other mate members of the gang were arrested nother raids, conducted within thy International" Settlement proper. these. three mon, with the wounded luspeet, were the only members of bane in the custody of the Settle-tment Police last night as the Japan-fosse nutheritics would not hand the others over. The reason for this attitude on the part of the Japanese had not been explained at a late hour, Tt was felt in Council circles that the retention of the five men and) three women by the Japanese gendarmes seriously hampered the intion and prejudiced the chan-lec to arrest. further members of the important gang.
Tt was strongly suspected last might that those arrested belonged to the criminal organization responsible for the audacious robbing of foreign and Chinese motorists in. Columbia Rood during Christmas week.
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