With Chinese New Year only a few days away, armed robbers were not deterred by last night's rain as no less than ten attacks were reported to the Settlement police between the Mrs, R. Espeener, German Jewish [refugee living at the Kinchow Road refugee camp, was attacked-by three armed men on Dalny Road near Ward Road at 940 pin. When she did her utmost to resist, the thugs threw her to the ground and decamped with her handbag containing US. $2, jC4440 and several letters. The matter was immediately reported to Wayside police station but the thugs could not be apprehended.
Earlier in the evening, at 9.25 p.m, two men and one woman held up a Chinese pedestrian on Tongshan Road and relieved him of $26 while at 9 p.m. three armed men entered a Chinese home at 370 Moji Road and stole $120 in bank no In both cases, the thugs managed to get away.
The biggest armed robbery of the evening occurred in a Chinese house at 412 Pingliang Road where two armed men intimidated the occupants and after making a thorough search of the premises, departed with $1310 in cash.
An imitation pistol was used one of four thugs when they timidated the occupants of a Chinese house at 213 Yates Road at 7.55 p.m. and finally made good their escape with $200 in cash.
A Chinese watchmaker and dentist" is poorer by 25 gold teeth and li wrist-watches which three men, one of them armed with a pistol, took when they "called" in the shop at 405 Ward Road at 6.20 p.m.
Less fortunate were the two men, one of whom was armed, who after ransacking a home at 937 East Yuhan Road, shortly after 7.30 p.m. were compelled to leave with only $25. The value of the silk and cash stolen by a gang of six, two of whom were armed, when they entered House 3, Lane 524 Kungping Road at 6.30 p.m. could not be ascertained. Money and clothing to the value of $500 was stolen from a Chinese home at 136
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