Meanwhile Shanghai's lesser fry in the criminal world were also active. Shortly after 3 am. yesterday police from Gordon Road station arrested one of a gang of six or seven robbers believed to be unarmed, who had stolen $50 worth of scrap iron from a Chinese iron shop at 181 Yenping Road. The gang entered the iron shop and after intimidating the occupants helped themselves to a quantity of scrap iron. As they were leaving the shop they were encountered by a police party who fired four shots at the robbers. The gang immediately took to their heels and all but one, who was arrested by the police, made good their escape. No one was injured in the shooting.
At 115. am, yesterday a police patrol from Gordon Road station was fired upon by one of three suspects in an alleyway off Singapore Road, near the Kung Deli Cotton Mill. The police attempted to search the three men when one of them suddenly fired at the searching party. The police did not return the fire and the three men escaped.
Five men, one armed with a pistol, entered House 24, Lane 183, Taku Road at 9 am. yesterday and stole money and property to a total value of $200. Four men, two armed, who entered House 5, Lane 63, Weihaiwei Road, at 6.50 a.m. yesterday, with the intention of robbing the premises fled when the alarm was raised. Nothing was stolen.
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