Owner of Hongkew Shop Robbed in Museum Road The owner of a Chinese shop in Boone Road, while riding in his private rickshaw with Y.8,000 which he intended to change at a Szechuen Road native bank, was held up and robbed of the money by two armed Chinese bandits at 8.45 o'clock yesterday morning.
The bold crime took place in full view of scores of passers-by at Museum and Hongkong Roads shortly after the victim had passed over the Chapoo Road Bridge. One of the gunmen took the money and then separated from his accomplice. The latter, however, was arrested a few minutes later by a police search party from Central Station, who challenged him as a suspect. "The police took from him a loaded pistol which had a cartridge in the breech, No shots were fired, A search was on throughout the day for the other gunman, who had the stolen money, Another armed pair, likewise Chlnese, robbed two Chinese women of a total of four gold finger-rings in Vu Yuen Road, near the entrance of Lane 805, at 230 o'clock yesterday afternoon. These robbers escaped.
value of the rings was estimated at $100 altogether.
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