Six Europeans, One Japanese, Several Chinese Detained at Jessfield Road Headquarters Shanghai, Nov. 4.
IX European members of the Settlement police force, one Japanese and a number of Chinese were being held at Japanese Gendarmerie Headquarters, 94 Jessfield Road, late last night despite the strenuous efforts of officials of the Settlement authorities to secure their release.
The group was "arrested" by Japanese gendarmes after answering an urgent armed robbery alarm tured fu from Chao Feng Villa, Lane 37, Brenan Road, at about 630 p.m. Arriving at the scene of the crime while the criminals were still in. the Dremises from which the alarm came, 2 flying squad from Bubbling Well station flung 9 cordon around the see~ ion of buildings involved and. chal-longed the robbers when they tempted to shoot their way out, One robber dropped with wha! peared to be mortal wounds and another was slightly wounded. Yet nother robber' was captured as he tempted to break through the police During an ensuing Iull the potice began a. close search for remaining members of the gang believed to still in the vicinity. but before they had completed the search, Japanese Rondarmes, led by an officer, and apparently' attracted to the scene ie sound of the firing. arrived and instantly demanded that the Settlement police should surrender their arms.
Explanations by the senior ofter in charge of the squad from Bubbling Well proving unavailing, notwithst ut the services of a Japanese mem-as an interpreter, the Settlement police handed over their arms and their prisoner and submitted to ar~ rest. The robber believed to have been mortally wounded also was moved by the Japanese,
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