Pistols flashed in Hankow Road, at the crowded intersection of Fokien Road, early yesterday afternoon when police challenged a gang of armed [bandits after a robbery. The result was that one of the-gang was shot dead and two guns were seized.
Shortly before 3 o'clock three men entered the Hwa Foo Transportation Ca, 'a Chinese- establishment, in House 5, Lane 455 Hankow Road, produced two pistols one of which was a high-powered Mauser and ordered the staff to open the safe. The terrified assistants complied and the bandits helped themselves to about $1000 in bank-notes. Then they ran Out into the lane and turned the Corner into Hankow Road.
One of the hong assistants recovered his presence of mind more quickly than the rest and followed the fleeing Tobbers, shouting "jong dau" as he ran. He attracted the attention of some Chinese and Sikh constables on duty in the vicinity and these men challenged the bandits. The latter opened fire and the police immediately responded. Several shots were fired, one of them felling one of the robbers.
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