Mr, J. D. E Shotter, general manager of the China General Omnibus Ca, and Mrs. Shotter spent an anxious five minutes at tHe points of four pistols when they were held up outside the Bus Ca. in- Connaught Road shortly after 118 yesterday morning by a band of six men, four of whom were armed: After being scrutinized, for over five minutes the Shotters were released when the leader of the gang, a tall man, said "that's the manager of the Bus Company."
They were driving along Connaught Road in the rear of a hire car and, as they neared the gates of the Bus Company compound they saw the hire car being stopped: by six men, who ordered: the lone Chinese passenger in the car to get out. About 30 seconds later the Cpibebe was released, and. allowed to depart in the hire car. By that time the Shotters' car had reached the scene and the gang ordered it to a halt, motioning. the occupants out into the street with their pistols.
After a conference which lasted over five minutes the men decided to release the foreign couple and they got back into their car and drove off. Evidently the gang were lying in wait for some foreigner as they reibaset the: Chinese in the hire car i y but held Mr. and Mrs. Shotter: until the Bus Ca. manager was recognized by one of the gang.
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