'Shanghai, Apr. 13, A number of shots were exchanged between armed. robbers and. police men on North Shanse 'Road of about 8'pm,. yesterday' when a gang. of five desperadoes, two of them armed wilh pistols, encored a sice shop at North: Shanse Road and attempt eto rob the occupants. "One of the Unnotletd and roed: ai alarm inmates, however, managed to escape 'A party of police answered the call and a shooting affray developed, in the course of which' "we armed robbers and GDS, 43 were wound= 4, "The former" sustained an ankle wounds, while the latter was shot in the left foot, "They were ube sequently taken to a hospital, The other gangsters fled from the scene, but were" followed by" the police, "One of the criminals ran into the 'Central district "and. was ordered to stop by policemen at the intersection of Shanse and. Ningpo Roads, When he failed to stop, the EPOS opened fire, but the gangster ceseaped uninjured,' Two pedestrians were wounded by-a stray bullets and were take to the Lester Chinese Hospital, "addition to arresting the guided daperadoes, policemen ined several pertens, suspected of having taken part in the attempt, They were being questioned at the West Hongkew police station early this morning,
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