Beating an armed rabber aver the head with a stool while. the. bandit wae showing his pistol ty convince Wis. intended victims that" it genuine one, a brave wut resourceful Chinese youns man overpowered the desperado, and seized fix, foaled Pistol before the police arrived. "Phe Frested robber is naw being ret by the Second Special District Ci robber wax one of the six men we attempted to victimize i resid eat Mouse No. 1 Lane 81 Porte de LiOuest, the French robber broke in frst at about 910 p.m, when Mr. Fang Shan-ki. 24-yenr old brother Of the master of the house, was chatting with relatives, "IL was the younger brother who disarmed the Fobber at the risk of his life.
"Your pistol isan imitation pon," shouted young Fang when he saw' the man producing Il. The rob: ber said that his weapon was. genuine one and was taking out {ets to prove the truth of his statement when suddenly young seized his chance, tu a matter of seconds he threw a stool at the robber's head. Suffering serious cor cussion, the man collapsed. "The young man dashed and held him tightly until the Police arrived.
Brought before the court the day, the man confessed to the er calling himself Chen Tsong-piao. He a native of Ningpo, he said, The French police are still Tooking for his five accomplices who were outside the house when Chen, who appeared to be the only armed one of their number, was menacing the iamatet with his gun. They apparently fled after seeing that their leader had been eauutht, Judgment was reserved bby the cou Uxoen an order promulgated, on July 1, 1940. by the Ministry' of Finance in Cinngking, the import tion and sale of luxury goods in Free China areas is forbidden a from today. and full lists of the ootls which come under the bon have been supplied to Chinese met chants, states' a "Shun Pao" report. All luxury goods which continue to be sold or imported after today are liable (0 confiscation by the government authorities and the guilty merchants fined. The government will undertake the resale of these goods to Foreign residents in Free China who will still be' free to enjoy them, the paper continues.
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