An epidemic of armed robberies in the International Settlement yester-kept the police busy from early ling to a late hour last night.
gether seven armed robberies 9 reported, constituting a record tol recent months.
e biggest haul of the day was by armed miscreants last night three men, two armed, entered Tonquin Road, intimidated the and stole money and cloth-valued at $3,100.
second biggest robbery of the was at 153 Point Road when four bers, three of whom were armed pistols stole money and property at $800.
an attempted hold-up last night twp men, one armed with a pistol intercepted a woman outside 673 Tong-told ring when she raised the alarm.
Read and attempted to steal her
The robbers decamped, the armed an firing a shot in the air as he 3 ped, to distract attention of ians resulting in the wounding bystander.
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