Station had responded to an armed robbery call and had succeeded in cagaging and subsequently arresting all of the criminals. "One of the ro3- bers endeavoured to escape by a back door and was challenged and fired at by FPS, Bulpin. 'The robber replied with' several shots from" 'Mauser pistol and decamped. FPS. Bulpin took up. the chase' which covered some 230 yards alter which, feeling exhausted, "he discarded his steel waistcoat only to continue with fresh energy. He then saw the rabber board a pubife rickshaw and managed to overtake the vehicle, The robber Troop Withdrawal Denied Here Shanghai, Mar. 16, The denial from Tokyo of the report that Japan. was contemplating the withdrawal of troops from China, which appeared inthe "North-China Dally News" yesterday morning, was reiterated by" the Japanese Army spokesman in Shanghai yesterday. The dispatch of two or three million men under arms. from' Japan would not impose additional hardships on the Japanese nation, the said, and Japan had ample' supplies to carry operations on the present scale, for even a greater scale, for two for three more years, "He said that controlled economy Japan had increased production to such an extent that Japanese ability to produce materials for use at the front was increasing, pointed his weapon at PS, Bulpin But before he had tine to fre Bulpin hot. him: dead.
'CPS. 1008 and CPC, 2125 were awarded the Police DEM. Class for courage and determination dist Played in an "encounter "with "an farmed criminal "on" Chiengtt" and Avenue Roads on 18-1-40.
'An-attempted armed robbery had occurred anda woman had managed {o break away. "The robbers, fearing fu alarm, took to fight. 'The woman informed' C: P.8." 1608 "who was patrol and he immediately took up the' chase, being Joined by GPC, 8125 who. was'on traffic duly." 'The robber Fred at the police officers who chased him for a. distance of almost "300 yards CP'S, 1000" showed very good ontrot in withhouling his fre inva congested area and PLE. 3195 who ied'the chase, but hed' a shorter distance {0 un, sise seted with cour: [age and initiative, "Robber shot dead.
Two-Gun Outlaw CPC. 3208 was awarded the Police! DEM." Class 11" for - outstanding initiative and conspicuous bravery in the "apprehension of an armed eri minal on Changping Road on 25-1-40, CPC. 3208 "saw a suspicious looking Chinese whom he challenged, The culprit commenced to run and the C.P.C. took up the chase and had almost caught his quarry. when the latter turned at close range and pointed a pistol (afterwards estabished to be in good working order) which very fortunately misfired, C.P.C. 3208 grappled with the man, hit him }on the head with his service pistol, Alisarmed him and "marched him {he 'Sation. "The. armed' man "wor later found to have, a second pistol in "his possession, "The outstanding Point in'this case' was the disarming ff an armed criminal without the! ficing of a single shot tua crowded area.
CPC. 2373 was awarded the Police fdctermination in the "arrest "of "an DEM, Class LI for great courage and
farmed eriminat on Fokien and ub! Roads on 3-140, Third "Sidney Street" Robber Killed Shanghai, Mar. 13.
An armed robber, who was shot and killed by a Chinese police constable Jon March 7 after a robbery in Swatow Rood, Was identified by Lowen police cts fast night asa member the gang of armed desperadoes, who were. caged: in. Shanghai's. "Sign Street" battle on Febraary 'The man war identified as Sen Hai-loh and it was ascertained that he was one of the robbers who hed managee to escape in the Peking Road sai. 'Ten members of the' were captured after an all-night siege find two were. shot dead' during Battle. The leader of the gang was captured a short time ago.
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