Five Bandits Relieve Victims of Over $1,500 in Become Important Factor
Money and Jewellery; Car Forced to Stop 1f Japanese Interfere ATEST outrage by armed robbers in the Railway Road area, where recently there has been a spate of attacks against both foreigners and Chinese alike by desperadoes hailing from territory outside the Settlement limits, was perpetrated yesterday afternoon in broad daylight when Bishop W. P. Roberts and his wife were held up in their car and rabbi ed of over $1,500 in cash and jewellery. As in previous cases the desperadoes got away with their loot but did not harm Bishop Roberts or his wife, who immediately re-entered their car and informed the Settlement police at Bubbling Well station, who hurried to the scene only to find the robbers had flown to the safety of their hide-out in the "Ta Tao" area.
Yesterday's hold-up, which foilowed by a few days the robbing of Miss Anne Lamberton of St. Luke's No. 2 Hospital situated in the Academia Sinica building, was perpetrated by tive Chinese, tWo of whom were armed, at about 4.35 pin. Bishop Roberts who is the representative of the trustees in China at St. John's University at 190 Jess-Held Road, was driving to the University, where his home is situated, with his wife.
As the car proceeded along Railway Road the five men suddenly appeared in front and forced Bishop Koberts to stop at pistol point. Ordering him and Mrs. Roberts to alight, the three unarmed members of the gang proceeded to rob them of cash, which they calmly took from the Bishops wallet and from Mrs. Roberts handbag. Jewellery, too, was removed by the gang, who thoroughly searched the car for other loot. Without harming Bishop and Mrs. Roberts the gang then left hurriedly while their victims re-entered the car and made off quickly to Bubbling Well police station. complaints of the activities of these desperadoes in this area.
Bishop Roberts, who is a popular figure in Shanghai and other parts of China is Chairman of the American Community of Shanghai and is head of the American Church Mission In China. Miss Lamberton, by a strange ce-incidence, is also a member of the Bishop's mission, being attached to the hospital in Brenan Road. Apart from a little shock neither Bishop Roberts and his wife, both of whom have had many adventures in China, were none the worse for their experience.
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