Shanghai, Jan. 18.
The second big armed robbery within Uhree days occurred at 1030 dfelock yesterday morning. when five men, three armed with automatic pistols. and two. with "Mausers™ entered the residence of Mr. F. 1. Pan st Lane 126, House 10. Kinnear Road and afler intimidating the occupants, managed to make good their escape with a loot of $23.90 in, bank-notes and jewellery.
Three of the five gangsters were attired in foreign-style clothing whilst the others wore long gowns. They jined entrance to the large residen-jai building, through the servants! quarters and were admitted after they said that they brought a present for Mr. Pan. As soon as they were the building, they drew their weapons and ordered all members of the household to hold up their hands. Subsequently two of the desperados are said to have narded the inmates, whilst the remainder ransacked the suse. They took considerable time going through the various rooms and when they had taken all the money and jewellery that they could Jan. 16 and it was learnt, yesterday hat one of them is no other th waiter employed by the hotel itself suggesting that, the crime might be Jan inside job. The 11 other arrested persons were arrested in a. Chekiang Roud hotel last week after the police had obtained information that some robbers were meeting in the hotel im reparation for a hold-up. Three pistols, including an imitation one, were seized together with four rounds lor ammunition.
The daring hotel robbery, it will recalled, was staged by three gun men who gained entrance on the Pre-ext of seeing a Mr. Wang who. reistered at a Toom next to that of the Rotel manager where the money. was stolen. The tom rented by Mr. Wang, was empty at the time, Among tne terested. persons there are several Persons surnamed Wang.
Three Armed Robberies
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