$71,000 Haul Shanghai, Feb, 17, A huge haul of valuable antiques and curios was made by a gang of armed robbers from a shop at 70 Chaotung Road yesterday morning at 1045 o'clock, 'The gang of eight men, three of whom were armed, ransacked the shop from top to bottom after intimidating the occupants, and made ff with loot to the value' of $71,000. Tt was at first thought that the total haul was in the region of $200,000, but the robbers overlooked a box containing gold ornaments and jewellery worth nearly $130,000, The gang pushed into the shop when they found the door open, and intimidated six of the occupants, who were driven to an upstairs room where two more shop assistants were working. Two members of the gang watched this room while the mainder broke' open cupboards and cases, seizing the contents. A sate containing a comparatively small sum cash was also broken open, The whole robbery was over inside ten minutes, although an larin was not raised by the occupants for well over [an hour.
Before the bandits left they tied up the shop owner and his assistants and warned them not to try to raise an alarm for at least an hour. The victims were finally released when a neighbour entered the shop, and finding no one downstairs went up to the first floor.
A box containing the most valu ble Property on the premises was completely overlooked by the robbers, Since it was lying beneath a pile of Papers. The shop-owner, in reporting to the police, stated that this had also been taken, but later found it safely hidden away.
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