An alarm raised by one of the occupants of 969 Fast Yuhang Road during an attempt made by three Chinese, one of them armed with a pistol, to rob the inmates, resulted in the killing of one of the robbers by two Sikh members of the Shanghai Municipal Police. The other two made their getaway without stealing a single thing.
The crime occurred at about 4 a.m, yesterday when the three men gained ance to the house where they attempted to rob the occupants. One [of the latter managed to leave the ised the alarm. bringing Havildar 219 and S.P.C. 3 to the scene, The two policemen ordered the robbers to stop, but the criminals disobeyed and took to flight. The Sikhs opened fire at the fleeing men and brought one of them down near the corner of East Yuhang and Chusan Roads. The wounded mar was taken to the Police Hospital where he died soon after.
The chase led along East Yuhang Road and ended close to Chusan Road. The armed robber failed to return the policemen's fire and he and his other accomplice escaped through one of the alleyways.
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