Eight men, four of them armed, succeeded in making good their escape after intimidating the occupants of a Chinese house at Lane 268, House 6, Fokien Road, and stealing $1,000. in bank-notes, jewellery and clothing, at 620 p.m. yestercay-'Only 45 minutes earlier, three men, two armed with pistols, made a raid on a Chinese house at 502 Canton Road and after holding the occupants at pistol point, departed with $700 in cash, three cheques and one gown.
At 620 p.m. a gang of six thugs, four armed with pistols, managed to take loot consisting of money, jewellery and clothing valued at $300 from a home at 241 Carter Road.
Chinese They escaped before an alarm could be raised.
When four unarmed men held up a Chinese pedestrian on Jessfield Road near Avenue Road at 3 p.m, yesterday, they stole money, a ring. and coat to the total value of $52: Little did they realize that their victim would raise an alarm, as a result of which one of the thugs was arrested. He will face the First Special District Court this morning.
A Chinese woman riding in a public rickshaw was held up by a lone armed gunman on North Kiangse Road at 2.15 pin. yesterday and relieved of money, jewellery and clothing, the total Value of which is not yet known.
Several other minor hold-ups and
day. armed robberies occurred during the
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