It could not be stated whether the motive for the attack on the mystery car was political or otherwise, although a robbery theory did not seem to fit the case, The shooting in the French Concession occurred at almost the same hour and was connected with a robbery in the eastern part of the Concession.
At 6 o'clock four Chinese bandits looted the shop of a Chinese paper merchant in Rue Vincent Mathieu, a small street running off Avenue Edward VII. The staff raised an alarm and a party of police from Poste Mallet, under Brigadier Nogue, went to the scene in steel vests, The robbers opened sire and the police responded with several shots, wounding one of the bandits. Brigadier Nogue had a narrow escape, as he was fired on at close range. He was saved by his steel waistcoat.
Besides the wounded man, a robber was arrested and the police seized a pistol and $108 out of the $400 taken by the gang. Two men escaped.
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