Members of a police party fired three pistol shots at robbers in a lane off Mapai Road, in the Pootoo Road police district, yesterday evening but apparently wounded no-one, There were four bandits in the gang, with three pistols, and all escaped. They had stolen $130 before the alarm was given.
At an early hour of the day one poo after the looting house off Hangchow Road. about $40 was taken.
Four other robberies were reported yesterday to the Settlement Police, the largest amount of plunder being $350.
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