The Archive · 1940

Nine Taken (0 Court

The nine men who were taken alive were brought before the First Special District Court yesterday morning. All were remanded for a period of two Weeks pending investigations into the tivities of the gang. An inquest was held by the Court Procurator over the bodies of the tio killed by police bullets Major K. M. Bourne, Commissioner of Police, issued a letter last night which "he warmly commended all those in the police who worked on the ease, Major Bourne em. Phasized the efficiency with which his men dealt with a very dimeult and dangerous situation, and said he was indeed pleased (0 learn that the {wo wounded foreigners. were progressing favourable:

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